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Ethanol, Plasma

Additional Codes

Epic# -

LAB46

 

Cerner name(s):

  • Ethanol
  • ETOH 
  • Alcohol
  •  

 

Performing Lab(s)

Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh

Specimen Requirement (s)

Specimen Type: plasma (preferred) or serum

Container/Tube:   Mint green LiHep tube (preferred), Sodium heparin tube, lavender (EDTA) tube, plain red top, or SST (gold or marble)

Specimen Volume:     2 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume:  1 mL

 

Collection Instructions:

  1. Cleanse arm with non-alcoholic agent (PVP Iodine solution) before drawing blood specimen.
  2. Do not remove stopper from tube.

Unacceptable Conditions

NA

Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time

1004109

Sunday through Saturday

Hours: 24 hours

 

Turnaround Time:

STAT: 60 minutes

Routine: less than 8 hours from receipt.

Transport and Stability

Transport temperature: Ambient to lab

Reference Values

< 10 mg/dL

CPT/LOINC Codes

80320/G0480

Interpretive Data

Interpretive Data

Legal limit of intoxication ≥ 80 mg/dL

Levels ≥ 400 mg/dL are potentially TOXIC.

Current interpretive data was last revised on 02/19/2019.