Alcohol Screen Quantitative
General Information
- Lab Name
- Alcohol Screen Quant
- Lab Code
- AS
- Epic Name
- Alcohol Screen, Quantitative
- Description
Ethanol, acetone, isopropanol, and methanol are separated and measured by gas chromatography. The reportable range is 10-400 mg/dL with imprecision of <17 %CV.
- Synonyms
- Acetone-quant, Isopropanol-quant
- Components
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Code Name ETOH Alcohol (Ethyl) MEOH Alcohol (Methyl) ACETON Acetone ISOPRO Isopropanol ASMET Alcohol Screen Quant Method
Interpretation
- Method
Gas Chromotography (GC)
- Reference Range
- See individual components
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Blood
- Collection
-
All Locations:
Preferred: 6 mL blood in RED TOP tube
Also Acceptable: 5 mL blood in ORANGE RST, LIME GREEN PST, GOLD SST, LAVENDER or GREEN TOP tube
Unacceptable: GRAY top tube
- Quantity
-
Requested: ALL available serum/plasma
Minimum: 2.0 mL serum/plasma
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
Separate from cells within 2 hours.Refrigerate serum/plasma
Stability: Well-sealed serum/plasma specimens are stable up to 7 days at 0-4°C"
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Chemistry, Harborview(CHH)
- Frequency
- Daily
- Available STAT?
- Yes
- Performing Location(s)
-
HMC Chemistry, Automated
206-520-4600325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- G0480
- LOINC
- 18728-6
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW694