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Part Descriptions

LP14348-4   Ethanol
Ethanol (C2H6O), also known as ethyl alcohol or grain alcohol, is a flammable, colorless, mildly toxic chemical compound with a distinctive perfume-like odor. It is the alcohol found in alcoholic beverages 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, Ethanol (Wikipedia)

LP14348-4   Ethanol
A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in alcoholic beverages. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

LP14348-4   Ethanol
Ethyl alcohol (ethanol, drinking alcohol) is a central nervous system depressant and can cause effects such as impaired judgment, reduced alertness and impaired muscular coordination. Ethanol can also be a product of decomposition or degradation of biological samples Source: NMS labs

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Ethanol
Property
MCnc
Time
Pt
System
Bld
Scale
Qn
Method
GC

Additional Names

Short Name
Ethanol Bld GC-mCnc
Display Name
Ethanol Gas chromatography (Bld) [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Ethanol, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
DRUG/TOX
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.29
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
7155

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG2036-4 Ethanol|MCnc|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Ethanol:Massenkonzentration:Zeitpunkt:Blut:Quantitativ:Gaschromatografie
Synonyms: Äthanol; Gaschromatographie
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Etanol:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Sangre:Qn:Cromatografía de gases
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Etanol:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Sangre:Cuantitativo:Cromatografía de gases
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Etanool:MCnc:Pt:B:Qn:GC
Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Veri
fr-CA French (Canada) Éthanol:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sang:Quantitatif:Chromatographie en phase gazeuse
fr-FR French (France) Éthanol:Masse/Volume:Ponctuel:Sang:Numérique:CPG
fr-BE French (Belgium) Éthanol:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sang:Quantitatif:Chromatographie en phase gazeuse
it-IT Italian (Italy) Etanolo:MCnc:Pt:Sangue:Qn:GC
Synonyms: Concentrazione di Massa Gascromatografia Livelli farmacologici e tossicologia Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) ethanol:massa/volume:moment:bloed:kwantitatief:gaschromatografie
Synonyms: GC
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Etanol:#N/A:Pt:SgTotal:Qn:Cromatografia gasosa
Synonyms: EtOH; Ethyl alcohol; Mass concentration; Level; Point in time; Random; Blood; WB; Whole blood; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Gas chromatography; Drugs; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Etanol:KütlKons:Zmlı:Kan:Kant:GC
uk-UA Ukrainian (Ukraine) Етанол:Масова Концентрація:МоментЧасу:Кров:Кількісно:Газова хроматографія
Synonyms: Alc; Alcohol; Blood; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Ethyl alcohol; EtOH; Gas chromatography; Level; Mass concentration; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; WB; Whole blood
zh-CN Chinese (China) 乙醇:质量浓度:时间点:全血:定量型:气相色谱分析法
Synonyms: 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 气相色谱;气相色谱分析（Gas Chromatography，GC）;气相色谱法 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;血液 酒精

Example Units

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

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