DRUG SCREEN EMERGENCY
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  EDS

MGH LIS Test No

  204

Schedule

  Monday-Sunday

Testing Time

  2 Hours

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  EDS

Specimen Info

Type

  Urine - random  

Volume

  20 mL

Temperature

  Refrigerate

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Random urine collection in a screw-capped plastic urine container supplied
by Marquette General Hospital.

NOTE:
     CURRENT MEDICATIONS AND SUSPECTED DRUGS INGESTED ARE REQUIRED ON
     REQUEST FORM FOR PROCESSING.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)/Immunoassay

Clinical Utilities
Qualitative screening test intended for overdose or emergency situations. Specimens are screened using TLC and immunoassay techniques. Positive results are not confirmed. Results are presumptive. Specimens are routinely screened for the following Substances: Acetaminophen Ephedrine Amphetamine Ethchlorvynol Barbiturates: Meperidine Amobarbital Methamphetamine Aprobarbital Pentazocine Barbital Phenothiazines: Butabarbital Chlorpromazine Butalbital Prochlorperazine Pentobarbital Thioridazine Phenobarbital Trifluoperazine Secobarbital Phenylpropanolamine Benzodiazepines: Phenytoin Chlordiazepoxide Propoxyphene Clorazepate Phencyclidine (if requested) Diazepam Quinine/Quinidine Flurazepam Tricyclic Antidepressants: Oxazepam Amitriptyline Prazepam Nortriptyline Cimetidine Imipramine Codeine Desipramine Diphenhydramine Doxepin

CPT Codes
80100 x 2

Reference Range
See Individual test listings

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments
Test is normally only performed Monday - Friday 7AM - 3 PM. Requests for routine Emergency Drug Screen testing after 3 PM will be held unitl the next available testing day. Specimens requiring STAT attention after hours will incur an after hours processing fee. Please be sure to indicate the priority of these specimens upon submission.

 

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