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Recommendations when to order or not order the test. May include related or preferred tests.
May be useful in the assessment of ethanol exposure in the contexts of compliance and/or abuse. For general screening, Ethyl Glucuronide Screen with Reflex to Quantitation, Urine (2007912) is preferred. Results do not accurately correlate with amount or frequency of ethanol use.
New York DOH Approval Status
Indicates whether a test has been approved by the New York State Department of Health.
This test is New York state approved.
Specimen Required
Patient PreparationInstructions patient must follow before/during specimen collection.
CollectSpecimen type to collect. May include collection media, tubes, kits, etc.
Random urine.
Specimen PreparationInstructions for specimen prep before/after collection and prior to transport.
Transfer 4 mL urine with no additives or preservatives to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 1 mL)
Storage/Transport TemperaturePreferred temperatures for storage prior to and during shipping to ARUP. See Stability for additional info.
Refrigerated.
Unacceptable ConditionsCommon conditions under which a specimen will be rejected.
RemarksAdditional specimen collection, transport, or test submission information.
StabilityAcceptable times/temperatures for specimens. Times include storage and transport time to ARUP.
Ambient: 20 days; Refrigerated: 20 days; Frozen: 20 days
Methodology
Process(es) used to perform the test.
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed
Days of the week the test is performed.
Sun, Tue-Sat
Reported
Expected turnaround time for a result, beginning when ARUP has received the specimen.
1-7 days
Reference Interval
Normal range/expected value(s) for a specific disease state. May also include abnormal ranges.
Interpretive Data
May include disease information, patient result explanation, recommendations, or details of testing.
Ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and Ethyl Sulfate (EtS) are direct metabolites of ethanol. EtG and EtS can be detected up to 80 hours in urine after ethanol ingestion and the presence of both metabolites can be used as markers for recent alcohol use. The presence of EtG, alone in urine, is not a unique marker of ethanol ingestion. False positive EtG results can occur from microbial formation or from fermentation and false negative EtG results can occur from bacterial degradation. The analytical measurement range is 100-10,000 ng/mL.
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes.
Compliance Category
Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)
Note
Additional information related to the test.
Hotline History
N/A
CPT Codes
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Aliases
Other names that describe the test. Synonyms.
Ethyl Glucuronide and Ethyl Sulfate, Urine, Quantitative
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