Test Details
Methodology
Gas chromatography (GC)
Result Turnaround Time
2 - 3 days
Special Instructions
Do not prepare venipuncture site with alcohol or remove stopper from tube.
Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Whole blood or serum
Volume
7 mL
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Container
Gray-top (sodium fluoride) tube (preferred) or red-top tube. Submit original unopened tube.
Storage Instructions
Room temperature
Causes for Rejection
Gel-barrier tube
Collection Instructions
Do not prepare venipuncture site with alcohol.
Stability Requirements
Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
Room temperature | 14 days |
Refrigerated | 14 days |
Frozen | 14 days |
Freeze/thaw cycles | Stable x3 |
Reference Range
Negative (cutoff = 0.010%)
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 017699 | Methanol | 5693-7 | 007065 | Methanol | g/dL | 5693-7 |
| Order Code | 017699 | |||||
| Order Code Name | Methanol | |||||
| Order Loinc | 5693-7 | |||||
| Result Code | 007065 | |||||
| Result Code Name | Methanol | |||||
| UofM | g/dL | |||||
| Result LOINC | 5693-7 |