91570 Ethyl Glucurodine

Specimen:

Collect:

Random Urine

Submit:

3 mL (Min:1.5 mL) Random Urine. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Stability:

Ambient: 20 Day(s); Refrigerated: 20 Day(s); Frozen: 20 Day(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)

Performed:

Varies

Reported:

CPT Codes:

80101

Interpretive Data:

General Reference Range : none detected ng/mL
Interpretation: Consumption of 20-33 fl.oz. of beer (4.2% w/vol) resulted in urinary Ethyl Glucuronide concentrations of 22,000-67,000 ng/mL at 3 hrs. Ethyl Glucuronide can be roughly quantified in urine for about 20 hours after a single drink of an ethanol containing beverage. It can be detected in urine up to 80 hours after a heavy ethanol consumption.