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irishgirl2008
Jun 1, 2011, 04:50 PM
If I drank Three glasses of wine and haven't drank in two weeks will I pass a EtG test after 40hrs?

ballengerb1
Jun 1, 2011, 04:55 PM
I am confused. " havent drank in two weeks will i pass a etg test after 40hrs" Is it 40 hours since your last drink or two weeks? If its been 2 weeks yes, 40 hours will likely show positive. ETG also can show positive if you never took a drink in your life, its not reliable.

DrBill100
Jun 3, 2011, 06:08 AM
You are in a gray zone. Some elimination tests indicate clearance under 40 hours (using a 100 ng cutoff) (Wojcik (http://alcalc.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/4/317.full#T1)) while another indicates 40 hours exactly but indicates a return to 0. (Kuntz (http://www.aacc.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/Publications/cftn/CFTn_Dec_2006.pdf)) Given the variability of individual metabolism this is too close to call but the averages are in your favor.

The latter test involved females and 3 (6 oz) glasses of wine.

NOTE: If the test cutoff is 500 ng, as now recommended, you should be in safe territory.