Specimen Requirements
Title
Ethanol/Alcohol Screen, Serum
Specimen Requirement
1 Plain Red/2.0 mL of serum. Do not collect in SST tube. Use nonalcohol swabs during collection. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge, separate and refrigerate serum.
Methodology
Stability
Refrigerated: 3 days
Reference Range
By Report
Turnaround
1-2 days
Clinical Use
Test unconscious patients; used to diagnose alcohol intoxication and determine appropriate therapy; detect alcoholism and to monitor ethanol treatment for methanol intoxication.
Test Code
ETHSG