ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0092420: Drugs of Abuse 9 Panel, Serum or Plasma - Screen with Reflex to Confirmation/Quantitation |
| Test Mnemonic: DRUG SCRSP | |
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Methodology: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry/Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
*ExistMethodology> #ExistPerformed> Performed: Sun-Sat *ExistPerformed> #ExistReported> Reported: 1-4 days *ExistReported> |
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Collect: Two 7 mL plain red or gray (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride). Also acceptable: plain red, green (sodium heparin), lavender (EDTA), or pink (K2EDTA).
*ExistCollect> #ExistTransport> Transport: 5 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min: 3 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. *ExistTransport> #ExistPedCollectTransport> Pediatric Collection/Transport: 2 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. *ExistPedCollectTransport> #ExistRemarks> Remarks: Remove serum or plasma from cells ASAP. Avoid use of serum separator tubes and gels. Plasma is preferred over serum. Cocaine and cocaethylene are more stable in fluoride-preserved plasma than serum. *ExistRemarks> #ExistConditions> Unacceptable Conditions: Samples exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles. Separator tubes and plasma or whole blood. *ExistConditions> #ExistStability> Stability: After separation from cells: Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 3 years *ExistStability> |
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For medical purposes only; not valid for forensic use.
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Screen positive specimens are automatically confirmed by GC/MS or LC-MS/MS; additional charges may apply. If specimen screens positive, then the confirmation test for the drug class will be added. |
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| 80101 x9 Screen; if positive, add appropriate code for drug confirmed: 82542 Marijuana; 82520 Cocaine; 83925 Opiates; 83992 Phencyclidine; 82145 Amphetamines; 82205 Barbiturates; 80154 Benzodiazepines; 83840 Methadone; 83925 Propoxyphene |