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Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Blood Test – Now Available From Quest Diagnostics

Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Blood Test – Now Available From Quest Diagnostics

EPISODE SUMMARY

Welcome to the Quest Diagnostics “topics in drug testing” podcast. Today’s episode is with Quest Diagnostics senior medical advisor, Dr Jeff Gudin, and Dr Jack Kain, director and medical science liaison for the Quest Drug Monitoring and Toxicology business.

The podcast will cover:

  • Overview of the new Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) blood test from Quest 
  • Clinical Utility of PEth blood testing for Alcohol detection 
  • Benefits of Peth blood testing vs urine testing with ethyl glucuronide (EtG) and ethyl sulfate (EtS)

 

Presentors:

Jeff Gudin, MD, Senior Medical Advisor at Quest Diagnostics

Jack Kain, PharmD, Medical Science Liasion at Quest Diagnostics

 

To listen to other podcasts in our Topics in Drug Testing series on Podbean.com, please visit QuestDrugTesting.com.

At Quest Diagnostics, we are committed to providing you results and insight to support your clinical decisions.

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