Laboratory Medicine
Test Directory / Alcohol
Alcohol
Blood: Fluoride Oxalate
| Test | Alcohol |
|---|---|
| Common Abbreviations | ALC |
| Profile | NA |
| Tube type | Blood: fluoride EDTA |
| Clinical Indication | Determination of alcohol concentration is commonly used for determining legal impairment, forensic purposes, diagnosis and treatment of alcohol dependency and detection of alcohol poisoning. |
| Specimen Type | Blood |
| Sample type | Plasma |
| Minimum Volume | 1mL |
| Special Precautions | No special requirements |
| Stability | 2 weeks at 2-8°C |
| Turnaround Time | Inpatient: 24 hours Outpatient/ GP: 24 hours |
| Laboratory | York |
| Reference Interval | Reference ranges do not apply to this assay. |
| Limitations | Ethyl alcohol is volatile so samples must remain lidded to prevent evaporation causing falsely low results. Urines contain sugars and contamination with microorganisms may yield false positive results due to fermentation of sugar to alcohol. Highly lipaemic samples may cause absorbance errors. |
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