alcohol profile

alcohol profile

A screening test to detect the various alcohols—methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and acetone—which are most often found in the blood of a person suspected of alcohol intoxication.

alcohol profile

Lab medicine A screening test for identifying alcohols–methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and acetone-in blood Specimen Blood in gray top tube Lowest detectable value Acetone 5 mg/dL; ethanol 10 mg/dL; isopropanol 5 mg/dL; methanol 5 mg/dL. See Alcohol.