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Drug Screen, Forensic Blood Drug Screen

Collection Restrictions

Children’s Mercy does not perform collections

Collection Requirements

Source: blood
Container(s):

  • Preferred: Red
  • Acceptable: Sodium heparin green or Sodium fluoride/Potassium oxalate gray
  • Do NOT collect blood in gel tubes

Volume: 2 mL in vacutainer


Source: urine
Container: sterile cup
Volume: 5 mL


Other sources may be accepted. Please contact Toxicology to determine if testing may be performed

Special Instructions

Forensic; must include chain of custody

Includes

This drug screen panel consists of >150 commonly administered drugs. The following drugs or drug classes may be detected: Alcohols, cocaine and metabolites, cannabinoids, benzodiazepines, opiates, phencyclidine, hallucinogens, barbiturates, sympathomimetic amines and stimulants, narcotics and synthetics, analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, tricyclic and other antidepressants, phenothiazines, antipsychotics, antihistamines, muscle relaxants, cardiac medications, cold medications, anesthetics, anticonvulsants, and antifungals. (Larger listing)

Turn Around Time

2-4 weeks

Availability

Routine

Lab Processing Instructions

Toxicology receipt only

Performing Laboratory

Adele Hall

Adele Hall Lab Section

Toxicology

Instrumentation/Methodology

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA); Gas Chromatography/Mass Specrometry (GC/MS)

Reference Ranges

See Report