Test ID: ACM
Acetaminophen, Serum
Secondary ID
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
8698
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
Monitoring toxicity in overdose cases.
Serum concentration and half-life are the only way to assess degree of intoxication in early stages since other liver function studies (eg, bilirubin, liver function enzymes) will not show clinically significant increases until after tissue damage has occurred, at which point therapy is ineffective.
Method Name
A short description of the method used to perform the test
Enzyme-Multiplied Immunoassay Technique (EMIT)
Reporting Name
A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Acetaminophen, S
Aliases
Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Anacin-3 (Acetaminophen)
Datril
Excedrin (Acetaminophen)
Phenacetin
Tylenol (Acetaminophen)
Anacin-3 (Acetaminophen)
Datril
Excedrin (Acetaminophen)
Phenacetin
Tylenol (Acetaminophen)


