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AKA
Ethanol, ETOH
Specimen Type/Requirements
Green-Top (Lithium Heparin) Tube or Gold (SST Serum) Tube
Do not use alcohol as a disinfectant when collecting.
Specimen Volume
| Preferred Volume | 500 µL serum/plasma |
| Minimum Volume | 100 µL serum/plasma |
Stability/Transport
| Room Temperature | 2 weeks | |
| Refrigerated | 6 months | Preferred for Transport |
| Frozen | 6 months |
Performed Test Frequency
Monday-Sunday
Methodology
Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Performing Lab
Sanford Laboratories Fargo-Core Lab
CPT
80307