Ethylglucuronide (LC-MS/MS) (s) (Serum (s))

Specimens:	500 µl Serum (s)
Preanalytics/Notes:	Use gel barrier-free serum tubes (to avoid false low results by adsorption of the analytes); blood sampling after short-term notification of the patient recommended; to optain serum cetrifugation is recommended; cooling until shipment recommended
Method:	Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectr
Set-up:	Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Duration:	8 days
Indication/Significance:	Evidence of alcohol consumption a few hours or days before (EtG is thus a short-term marker for alcohol consumption, e.g. in traffic medicine, occupational medicine, drug substitution and forensic medicine) Abstinence control during alcohol withdrawal, e.g. after weekend parole Plausibility check regarding the statement of abstinence from alcohol with pathological alcohol abuse long-term markers, e.g. CDT
Interpretation:	When abstaining from more… When abstaining from alcohol, ethyl glucuronide is neither detectable in urine nor in serum. Detection period EtG in serum: hours - several days; in each case dependent on the dose of ethanol. In this way, the prohibited alcohol consumption during the weekend holiday outside the rehabilitation centre can be proved or ruled out by EtG in serum. close