ETHYL GLUCURONIDE, UMBILICAL CORD TISSUE, QUALITATIVE
Specimen Required
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Collect at least 8 inches of Umbilical Cord. Ensure no ethanol-containing personal care products are used or nearby during collection. Drain and discard any blood. Rinse the exterior of the cord segment with normal saline or water. Pat the cord dry and send in a urine collection cup. |
Rejection Criteria
| Cords soaking in blood or other fluid. Formalin fixed or decomposed tissue. |
Methodology
| Qualitative Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
Stability
| Room temperature: 1 week; Refrigerated: 3 weeks; Frozen: 1 year |
Reference Range
| Ethyl Glucuronide cutoff: 5 ng/g |
Performed
| Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday |
| 2 - 6 days | |||||
| EGUCT | |||||
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