Ethylene glycol is often used as "anti-freeze" in automobile engines. The ethylene test is ordered when there is a suspicion of recent exposure to ethylene glycol or when there is an unexpected anion gap. The ethylene glycol test is not included in any panels and must be ordered individually.
Use Betadine or Zephiran as a skin preparation for blood collection.
Do not use alcohol or alcohol containing solutions as a skin preparation for drawing specimen.
Centrifuge for 10 minutes at 1100 - 1300 g in a swing bucket unit or 15 minutes in a fixed angle.
Separate plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection.
Transfer serum or plasma to a tightly-capped tube to minimize alcohol loss.
Send to Parkview lab iced. Due to smearing of print while on ice, please label specimen following procedure and a second label in the pocket of transport bag with requisition.
Frozen
Serum Separator Tube (SST)
Plasma Separator Tube (PST)
Transport
< 10 mg/dL
> or = 10
Ethylene glycol is often used as "anti-freeze" in automobile engines. The ethylene test is ordered when there is a suspicion of recent exposure to ethylene glycol or when there is an unexpected anion gap. The ethylene glycol test is not included in any panels and must be ordered individually.
4 to 8 hours
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