title: [The determination of the ethanol elimination rate in the blood based on its concentration in the exhaled air].
abstract: The objective of the present study was to calculate the blood ethanol level from its content in the exhaled air. The plot of the blood ethanol level versus its content in the exhaled air was constructed and used to determine the rate of ethanol elimination from the blood. The result proved to lie within the range corresponding to the normal-for-age values. These data put in question the opinion of the independent specialist about disturbances in the alcohol dehydrogenase activity in blood manifested as a considerable increase of the rate of acetaldehyde reduction to ethanol with the decreasing ethanol dehydration rate. It is concluded that the prfoposed algorithm can be recommended for the application in the practical work of various expert services.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Obukhova
authors.forename: E I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Erlykina
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Andriianova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase / Q000097:blood*; D001944:Breath Tests; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D053593:Forensic Toxicology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase