HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

Get your health question answered instantly from our pool of 18000+ doctors from over 80 specialties
159 Doctors Online

By proceeding, I accept the Terms and Conditions

Dr. Andrew Rynne
MD
Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

HCM Blog Instant Access to Doctors
HCM BlogQuestions Answered
HCM Blog Satisfaction

Will It Show In Your Blood Test If You Had Alcohol 18 Hours Before Of The Test?

If I Drank 18 hours before a blood test for alcohol use, test was for Lft, mcv and cdt. Would it show up?
Tue, 29 Mar 2011
Report Abuse
  Anonymous's Response
's  Response
HI welcome to healthcare magic...
Usually if some one needs to test for alcohol use , the test used is blood alcohol levels which would show a higher levels in you and they might know that you had alcohol.
LFT is liver function test -alcohol if taken for a longer timer or taken in very heavy amounts can damage liver and so when a liver function test is done , it may be deranged and is an indirect evidence for alcohol consumption .
MCV - is mean carpuscular volume - usually alcoholics dont eat , so usually suffer from Vit B12 and folic acid deficiancy which shows up as Macrocytic anaemia ,i.e MCVwill be high > 100 .again indirect evidence of long standing alcoholism.
CDT stands for Carbohydrate deficient transferrin which will again be increased in alcoholics.
So all the tests you said are for testing long term effects of alcohol use , they would be normal if u just started to use alcohol.But if you are using alcohol since long time than they may show up as positive..
Hope i answered your question.

Note: For more detailed guidance, please consult an Internal Medicine Specialist, with your latest reports. Click here..
Disclaimer: These answers are for your information only and not intended to replace your relationship with your treating physician.
This is a short, free answer. For a more detailed, immediate answer, try our premium service [Sample answer]
Share on
 

Related questions you may be interested in


Recent questions on Alcohol abuse


Loading Online Doctors....
Will It Show In Your Blood Test If You Had Alcohol 18 Hours Before Of The Test?

HI welcome to healthcare magic... Usually if some one needs to test for alcohol use , the test used is blood alcohol levels which would show a higher levels in you and they might know that you had alcohol. LFT is liver function test -alcohol if taken for a longer timer or taken in very heavy amounts can damage liver and so when a liver function test is done , it may be deranged and is an indirect evidence for alcohol consumption . MCV - is mean carpuscular volume - usually alcoholics dont eat , so usually suffer from Vit B12 and folic acid deficiancy which shows up as Macrocytic anaemia ,i.e MCVwill be high 100 .again indirect evidence of long standing alcoholism. CDT stands for Carbohydrate deficient transferrin which will again be increased in alcoholics. So all the tests you said are for testing long term effects of alcohol use , they would be normal if u just started to use alcohol.But if you are using alcohol since long time than they may show up as positive.. Hope i answered your question.