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LOINC 2.82

Ethanol [Mass/volume] in Blood Estimated from serum or plasma level

Bld Ethanol Est from SerPl-mCnc

Definition

  • Alcohol whole blood equivalent is estimated from the serum or plasma level and reported as a percent. The alcohol level in serum or plasma is usually 1.09 to 1.18 times higher than that in whole blood because the cellular component of whole blood dilutes the concentration. [http://www.clinlabnavigator.com/alcohol-ethanol-ethyl-alcohol.html, accessed 20190923] Conversion factors for estimated blood level from serum or plasma level range from 1.10-1.20, and different states or countries may have different legally accepted conversion factors.

Component

  • Ethanol

Specimen / system

  • Bld

Class

  • DRUG/TOX

Property

  • MCnc

Scale

  • Qn

Method

  • Estimated from serum or plasma level

Related names

  • Alc; Alcohol; Blood; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Est; Est from SerPl; estimation; Ethyl alcohol; EtOH; Level; Levels; Levl; LV; LVL; Mass concentration; Point in time; predicted; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Ser; SR; WB; Whole blood

Index terms

  • Alc
  • Alcohol
  • Blood
  • DRUG/TOXICOLOGY
  • Drugs
  • Est
  • Est from SerPl
  • estimation
  • Ethyl alcohol
  • EtOH
  • Level
  • Levels
  • Levl
  • LV
  • LVL
  • Mass concentration
  • Point in time
  • predicted
  • QNT
  • Quan
  • Quant
  • Quantitative
  • Random
  • Ser
  • SR
  • WB
  • Whole blood