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Ethyl alcohol - serum

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Eurofins Biomnis code

ALCOL

Synonyms

  • Ethanol
  • Blood alcohol content
  • Enolemie

Clinic 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.

Prenalytics

  • 1 mL
  • Serum
  • Refrigerated

Further information

  • No disinfection of sampling point with alcohol

Methodology

Chemistry - Spectrophotometry

Turnaround time

2 days


Pathologist(s) in charge
Biomnis Paris
Specialty
Analytical Chemistry
Contact(s)
Dr Jean Marc VANDERNOTTE
Phone(s)
+331 49 59 63 01