Ethylene glycol-366

Test info

  
Ethylene glycol
  
366
  
82693.0
  
EGL
  
(CH2OH)2
ethane-1,2-diol
  
  • Ethylene glycol
  • Propylene glycol
  

Emergency room admission testing only

Specimen

  
Sodium flouride (Na Fl) whole blood
  
  
2.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by inverting 8 - 10 times to prevent clotting

  

Do not open and do not spin

  

Grey Sodium flouride (NaFl)

  
EDTA whole blood
Heparin whole blood
Serum
Heparin (Li or Na) plasma
EDTA plasma
  
  
5.0 mL
  

Lavender/Dk green:

Immediately following collection, mix sample by inverting 8 - 10 times to prevent clotting

Gold:

Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

  

Plasma (EDTA or heparin):

  1. Spin within  two (2) hours of sample collection
  2. Transfer the plasma to a False bottom plasma/serum transport  vial/tube (AHL), labelled as the appropriate plasma type
  

Lavender (EDTA), 4mL

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL)

  

Ambient (preferred) - 7 days

Refrigerated - 30 days

Frozen - 6 months

Allina Health Hospitals and any affiliate sites collecting samples for this test should send them STAT, directly to HCMC, for testing. Sending STAT specimens direct to HCMC

 

Performance

  
Hennepin Health/HCMC (GLYCOL): R-HM
  
24/7
  
2 hours from receipt
  

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Negative

Billing

  
82693

Tracking

  
03/17/2008
  
03/03/2022
  
12/20/2023