Ethylene Glycol

Synonyms

  • ANTI-FREEZE
  • ANTIFREEZE
  • ETHYLENE GLYCOL
  • LAB714
  • POISONING

Cerner Name

Ethylene Glycol

Clinical Info

This test number is not intended for workplace testing and does not comply with state regulatory workplace testing programs.
Ethylene glycol is a colorless, odorless, sweet tasting compound used commercially in antifreeze. It has been utilized in suicide attempts, as a substitute for ethanol and in accidental poisonings in both children and domestic pets.

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL serum or Plasma(0.3 ml min)

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Red Top Tube (MInt Green or gray top also acceptable)
Specimen: 1 mL serum or Plasma(0.3 ml min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 8 Days Room Temperature
              14 Days Refrigerated or Frozen

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

8 Days Room Temperature
              14 Days Refrigerated or Frozen

Methodology

Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
 
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Days Performed

Performing Laboratories

LabCorp

CPT

82693
 
LOINC Code:  5646-5

PDM

5401190

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
ETHYLENE GLYCOL ETHYLENGLY ETHYLENE GLYCOL Ethylene Glycol

Result Interpretation

None detected (<5 mg/dL)
             Limit of Detection= 5
 
Critical Value   Potentially toxic: >20 mg/dL

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB714 build edit