Test ID BLOD0550 Blood Alcohol
AKA
ETOH, Ethanol
Specimen Type/Requirements
Light Green-Top (Lithium heparin w/gel) Tube – preferred
Gold-Top (SST Serum w/gel) Tube
Red-Top (Serum w/out gel) Tube
Instructions
PATIENT PREPARATION:
Do not cleanse the sample draw site with
alcohol or other volatile disinfectants.
Only use aqueous disinfectants.
Must keep tube tightly capped.
To minimize exposure to air, spin samples with cap on, transfer
to plastic tube within 3 hours of collection and cap
immediately.
Cells use up alcohol if left on clot/cells for any length of
time.
Specimen Volume
Preferred Volume | 1 mL serum or plasma |
Minimum Volume | 0.5 ml serum or plasma |
Stability/Transport
Room Temp | 2 weeks* (poured in aliquot tube) | |
Refrigerated | 6 months* (poured in aliquot tube) | Preferred for Transport |
Frozen | 6 months (poured in aliquot tube) |
*Specimen must be tightly capped
Performed Test Frequency
Monday-Sunday
Methodology
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Performing Lab
Sanford Laboratories-Bemidji
CPT
82077