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| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||||||||
| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||||||||
| Test Name/Synonym: | Alcohol Panel (Ethylene Glycol, Methanol, Isopropanol and Acetone levels) - Edmonton Zone | ||||||||
| LABID (Connect Care): | LAB456 | ||||||||
| Primary Container: | MINT LIHEP PST | ||||||||
| Minimum Collection Volume: | Full tube | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | Collect a full tube for minimal head space. Do not open tube. Do not swab arm with alcohol. Use alternative, non-alcohol containing swab. If approved non-alcohol containing swabs are not available and/or the patient has a related allergy to them, it is acceptable to use soap and warm water to cleanse the site for ethanol collections. | ||||||||
| Stability and Storage: | 24 hours at room temperature. 4 days at 4 °C. | ||||||||
| Processing: | Spin sample ASAP. Do not open tube or pour off serum. Send original tube intact. | ||||||||
| Testing Schedule: | Continuously. Turn around time is 2 hours from receipt at UAH laboratory | ||||||||
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Appended to all results: If needed, consult Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS) at 1-800-332-1414 for the clinical management of possible drug toxicity. | ||||||||
| Testing Area: | Chemistry | ||||||||
| Performing Site: | University of Alberta Hospital | ||||||||
| Additional Test Information: | Requests for Ethylene Glycol, Methanol, Isopropanol and Acetone levels should be treated as STAT and specimens forwarded IMMEDIATELY for testing. Do not order for screening of metabolic acidosis. For suspected metabolic acidosis, see Beta-hydroxybutyrate (BOH). | ||||||||
| Last Updated On: | Thursday, February 1, 2024 | ||||||||
| Unit of Measure: | mmol/L | ||||||||
