Eurofins Biomnis code

ALCOL

Synonyms

• Blood alcohol content
• Enolemie
• Ethanol

Specialty

Analytical Chemistry

Clinical significance

Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) can cause both acute and chronic poisoning. Symptoms depend on the amount ingested, age, concomitant drugs, the subject's general state of health and individual sensitivity:- between 0,5 and 1,0 g/L: intoxication, mental confusion;- between 1,0 and 3,0 g/L: intoxication, hypoglycemia, convulsions, encephalopathy, delirium tremens;- over 3,0 g/L: coma, anoxia, alveolar hyperventilation, respiratory acidosis, metabolic acidosis.

Preanalytics

• 1 mL :
• serum
•   Refrigerated

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Further information

No disinfection of sampling point with alcohol

Methodology

Chemistry - Spectrophotometry

Turnaround time

1 day