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How many days should you not drink alcohol before a blood panel?

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None: We don't routinely recommend alcohol avoidance before a blood panel and the liver test results reflect reality but if you went on a binge you could wait a week or more. Blood alcohol levels are not part of a routine blood panel.

Answered 5/29/2019

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