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    Blood Alcohol



    How To Prepare

    No special preparation is needed before having a blood alcohol test.

    Many medicines may change the results of this test. Be sure to tell your doctor about all the nonprescription and prescription medicines you take.




    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference November 8, 2011
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care Medicine, Medical Toxicology


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