acetaldehyde in blood

Indications

• evaluation of exposure to acetaldehyde
• evaluation of ethanol use during disulfiram therapy

Reference interval

• < 0.2 mg/L

Increases

• pharmaceutical agents
  • disulfiram
  • some cephalosporins
    • cefamandole
    • cefoperazone
    • moxalactam
  • metronidazole
  • sulfonylureas
  • chlorpropamide

More general terms

• acetaldehyde in body fluid

Additional terms

• acetaldehyde