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LP15311-1   Acetaldehyde
Acetaldehyde, sometimes known as ethanal, is an organic chemical compound with the formula C H 3 CHO or MeCHO. It is is a flammable liquid with a fruity smell. Acetaldehyde occurs naturally in ripe fruit, coffee, and fresh bread and is produced by plants as part of their normal metabolism. It is probably best known as the chemical that causes hangovers. In the chemical industry, acetaldehyde is used as an intermediate in the production of acetic acid, certain esters, and a number of other chemicals. In 1989, US production stood at 740 million pounds (336,000 t). Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Acetaldehyde (Wikipedia)

LP15311-1   Acetaldehyde
A colorless, flammable liquid used in the manufacture of acetic acid, perfumes, and flavors. It is also an intermediate in the metabolism of alcohol. It has a general narcotic action and also causes irritation of mucous membranes. Large doses may cause death from respiratory paralysis. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

LP15311-1   Acetaldehyde
Acetaldehyde is a paraldehyde metabolite. Paraldehyde is a Schedule IV depressant used most frequently in a hospital setting to treat delirium tremers associated with alcohol withdrawl. Paraldehyde is sometimes used to treat certain convulsive disorders, including status epilepticus. Paraldehyde causes the patient's breath to have a strong, characteristic unpleasant odor, which lasts about one day after stopping use of the medicine. Information from www.drugs.com, accessed 2007 11 26. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Acetaldehyde
Property
MCnc
Time
Pt
System
Ser/Plas
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Acetaldehyde SerPl-mCnc
Display Name
Acetaldehyde [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Acetaldehyde, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
DRUG/TOX
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 1.0
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
15225

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
43105-6 Acetaldehyde and Paraldehyde panel [Mass/volume] - Serum or Plasma

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG37615-8 Acetaldehyde|ANYProp|ANYTm|ANYSys|ANYMeth
LG5053-6 Acetaldehyde|MCnc|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) acetaldehído:concentración de masa:punto en el tiempo:suero/plasma:cuantitativo:
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Acetaldehído:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Acetaldehído:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Atseetaldehüüd:MCnc:Pt:S/P:Qn:
Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma
fr-CA French (Canada) Acétaldéhyde:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Acétaldéhyde:Masse/Volume:Ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Acétaldéhyde:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Acetaldeide:MCnc:Pt:Siero/Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Concentrazione di Massa Livelli farmacologici e tossicologia Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 아세트알데하이드:질량농도:검사시점:혈청/혈장:정량:
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) acetaldehyde:massa/volume:moment:serum of plasma:kwantitatief:
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Acetaldeido:MCnc:Pt:Sor/Plas:Qn:
Synonyms: Ethanal; Mass concentration; Level; Point in time; Random; SerPl; SerPlas; SerP; Serum; SR; Plasma; Pl; Plsm; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Drugs; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Ацетальдегид:МассКонц:ТчкВрм:Сыв/Плаз:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Asetaldehid:KütlKons:Zmlı:Ser/Plaz:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 乙醛:质量浓度:时间点:血清/血浆:定量型:
Synonyms: C2H4O 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 毒品 毒品类 水平;浓度;质量浓度(单位体积) 药品类 药物 药物/毒理学;药物/毒理学试验;药物毒理学试验;药物毒理学试验类 药物类 血清或血浆

Example Units

Unit Source
mg/dL REGENSTRIEF
mg/L Example UCUM Units

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