104105-2
Ethyl glucuronide [Presence] in Serum or Plasma
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LP36909-7 Ethyl glucuronide
Ethyl glucuronide is a natural human metabolite of Ethanol generated in the liver by UDP glucuonyltransferase. Glucuronidation is used to assist in the excretion of toxic substances, drugs or other substances that cannot be used as an energy source. Glucuronic acid is attached via a glycosidic bond to the substance, and the resulting glucuronide, which has a much higher water solubility than the original substance, is eventually excreted by the kidneys.
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, Ethyl glucuronide
LP36909-7 Ethyl glucuronide
Ethyl glucuronide (EtG), a metabolite of ethyl alcohol formed in the body by glucuronidation following ethanol exposure, is a biomarker for ethanol use and a monitor to document alcohol abstinence in circumstances where drinking is prohibited, such as by the military, in professional monitoring programs, in schools, liver transplant clinics, or in recovering alcoholic patients. A disadvantage of the test is that because EtG can be detected at very low levels, it can also be positive after exposure to alcohol from non-beverage sources such as mouthwash, foods, over-the-counter medications, or incidental exposure, which can lead to false positives. PMID: 19371464 PMID: 19340678 PMID: 19007508
Source: Regenstrief LOINC
, PMID: 19340678
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Ethyl glucuronide
- Property
- PrThr
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Ser/Plas
- Scale
- Ord
- Method
Additional Names
- Long Common Name
- Ethyl glucuronide [Presence] in Serum or Plasma
- Short Name
- Ethyl glucuronide SerPl Ql
- Display Name
- Ethyl glucuronide Ql
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Ethyl glucuronide, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- DRUG/TOX
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.77
- Last Updated
- Version 2.77 (ADD)
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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de-AT | German (Austria) | Synonyms: ETG ql. |
el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Αιθυλο-γλυκουρονίδιο: Synonyms: PrThr |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Etil glucurónido: |
et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Etüülglükuroniid: Synonyms: Järgarvuline Juhuslik Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma |
fr-FR | French (France) | Éthylglucuronide: |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Éthylglucuronide: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Éthylglucuronide: |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Etil glucuronide: Synonyms: Livelli farmacologici e tossicologia Plasma Presenza o Soglia Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | ethylglucuronide: |
ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Этил глюкуронид: Synonyms: Плазма Порядковый Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени; |
tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Etil glukuronid: Synonyms: Mevcut |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 乙基葡糖苷酸: Synonyms: 乙基葡萄糖醛酸苷; |
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