Drugs of abuse, blood-945

Test info

  
Drugs of abuse, blood
  
945
  
LAB945
  
DSS
  
Comprehensive blood drug screen
Drug screen serum
  
  • Acetaminophen
  • Amphetamine
  • Barbiturate
  • Benzodiazepine
  • Cocaine metabolites
  • Methadone
  • Opiates
  • Propoxyphene

This list is not necessarily inclusive of all possible drugs that could be identified.

  

This test is intended for use in the clinical management of patients. It is not intended for use in employment related testing.

 

Not the preferred method, as the detection window is shorter and detectable drugs levels lower than in urine specimens. Should only be used for patients that are not producing urine. Test of choice for optimal detection is Compliance Drug Analysis, 8742/LAB8742

  

For order by Allina Health facilities and Allina Health contracted clients only

Specimen

  
Sodium fluoride (Na Fl) whole blood
  
  
5.0 mL
  
1.0 mL
  

Immediatley following collection, mix sample by inverting 8 - 10 times to prevent clotting

  

Grey Sodium flouride (NaFl)

  
EDTA plasma
Heparin plasma
Lithium heparin (Li hep) whole blood
  

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

 

 

Red serum vial/tube - 5 mL

 

  

Dk green:

Immediately following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

  

Plasma:

  1. Spin
  2. Transfer plasma to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as the appropriate plasma type, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  

Plasma:

False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL)

Whole blood:

Dk green Lithium heparin (Li hep), no gel

  

Ambient (preferred) - 7 days

Refrigerated - 4 weeks

Frozen - 1 year

   Avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles

Performance

  
Hennepin Health/HCMC (DABS): R-HM
  
Mo, We and Fr (resulted on Tu and Th)
  
3 - 5 days
  

Immunoassay Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Negative

Billing

  
80307
  
Yes
  

Tracking

  
08/05/2016
  
08/04/2022
  
01/09/2024