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Test ID: VLTS    
Volatile Screen, Serum

NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.

Yes

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Detection and quantitation of acetone, methanol, isopropanol, and ethanol in serum

 

Quantification of the concentration of ethanol in serum correlates with degree of intoxication

 

Evaluation of toxicity to the measured volatile substances

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Headspace Gas Chromatography-Flame Ionization Detector (HSGC-FID)

Includes methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, and acetone.

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Volatile Scrn, S

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Acetone
Alcohol
Ethanol
Ethyl Alcohol
ETOH (Ethanol)
Isopropanol
Methanol