ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0090165: Methanol |
| Test Mnemonic: METHANOL | |
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Methodology: Gas Chromatography
Performed: Sun-Sat Reported: 1-2 days |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: One 7 mL plain red. Also acceptable: lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA), green (sodium heparin), gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate).
Transport: 3 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. Sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate whole blood may be transported in the original container. Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.3 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. Remarks: Separate serum or plasma from cells within two hours of collection and transfer to a tightly-capped tube to minimize alcohol loss. For medical purposes only. Do not freeze whole blood. Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 1 week, if tightly capped; Refrigerated: 2 weeks, if tightly capped; Frozen: 1 month, except whole blood |
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No therapeutic range - Assay detection limit 5 mg/dL Toxic: > 20 mg/dL |
| CPT Code(s): | |
| 84600 |