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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
MCnt
Time
Pt
System
Tiss
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Acetaldehyde Tiss-mCnt
Display Name
Acetaldehyde (Tiss) [Mass/Mass]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Acetaldehyde, Tissue

Basic Attributes

Class
DRUG/TOX
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.34
Last Updated
Version 2.70
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG37615-8 Acetaldehyde|ANYProp|ANYTm|ANYSys|ANYMeth

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Acetaldehído:Contenido de masa:Punto temporal:Tejido:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Acetaldehído:Contenido masivo:Punto temporal:Tejido y frotis:Cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Atseetaldehüüd:MCnt:Pt:Tis:Qn:
Synonyms: Juhuslik Kude Kvantitatiivne
fr-CA French (Canada) Acétaldéhyde:Contenu de masse:Temps ponctuel:Tissu:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Acétaldéhyde:Masse/Masse:Ponctuel:Tissu:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Acétaldéhyde:Contenu de masse:Temps ponctuel:Tissu:Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Acetaldeide:MCnt:Pt:Tessuto:Qn:
Synonyms: Contenuto di Massa Livelli farmacologici e tossicologia Punto nel tempo (episodio) Tessuto & Strisci
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) acetaldehyde:massa/massa:moment:weefsel en uitstrijkjes:kwantitatief:
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Acetaldeido::Pt:Tecido:Qn:
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Ацетальдегид:МассСод:ТчкВрм:Тк:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Масса содержание Ткань и мазки Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Asetaldehid:Kütlİçrk:Zmlı:Doku:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 乙醛:质量含量:时间点:组织与涂片:定量型:
Synonyms: C2H4O 单位质量的质量数;质量含量(单位质量) 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 未作说明的组织;组织;组织 & 涂片 毒品 毒品类 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

Example Units

Unit Source
mg/g Example UCUM Units

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

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