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Test Code EDS Emergency Drug Screen Panel, Qualitative, Urine

Specimen and Container/Tube

Specimen Type: Urine, Random Collection

Preferred Specimen: Sterile Plastic Container

Other Acceptable specimens: Sterile Clean Glass Container

Specimen Handling and Transport Instructions

UCMC Onsite Instructions: 

  • Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately. 
  • No preservatives or additives.

 

UCMC Offsite and UC MedLab Outreach Instructions: 

  • Samples should be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection.
  • No preservatives or additives.
  • Centrifuge specimens at >2500 x g for 10 minutes at room temperature.
  • Aliquot urine into plastic tube containing a minimum of 1 mL of specimen.
  • Urine samples must then be sent refrigerated at 2-8oC.

Rejection Criteria

  • Common specimen rejected situations include: incorrect specimen type, insufficient volume, missing or incomplete specimen identifiers, incorrect specimen transport, or specimens outside stability limits. 
  • Specimens that are collected with preservatives or additives.

Reference Values

 

Test

Age

Sex

Reference Range

Alcohol

All

All

None Detected

Amphetamine

All

All

None Detected

Barbiturates

All

All

None Detected

Benzodiazepines

All

All

None Detected

Cocaine

All

All

None Detected

              Fentanyl

All

All

None Detected

Methadone Metabolites

All

All

None Detected

Opiates

All

All

None Detected

Oxycodone

All

All

None Detected

Phencyclidine

All

All

None Detected

Critical Values

Analyte

Unit

Low

High

Age

Alcohol

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Amphetamine

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Barbiturates

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Benzodiazepines

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Cocaine

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Fentanyl 

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Methadone Metabolites

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Opiates

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Oxycodone

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Phencyclidine

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Volume

Preferred Volume: 1.0 mL

Minimum Volume: 3.0 mL

Specimen Stability

Storage Temperature

Stability

Room temperature

Not Acceptable

Refrigerated

5 Days

Frozen

Not Acceptable

Collection Instructions

  • Collect specimen per standard laboratory collection procedures. 
  • No preservatives or additives.

Test Components

  • Alcohol, Urine Screen
  • Amphetamines, Urine Screen
  • Barbiturate, Urine Screen
  • Benzodiazepines, Urine Screen
  • Cocaine Metabolite, Urine Screen
  • Fentanyl, Urine Screen
  • Methadone Metabolite, Urine Screen
  • Opiates, Urine Screen
  • Oxycodone, Urine Screen
  • Phencyclidine, Urine Screen

Clinical Indications

  • Qualitative screening for alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine metabolite, methadone metabolite, opiates, oxycodone, norfentanyl and phencyclidine in urine.
  • For medical purposes only.
  • This test must not be used for employee drug testing or other purposes requiring a chain of custody handling procedure.

Methodology

  • Enzymatic Method w/ Alcohol Dehydrogenase (Roche Diagnostics)
  • Homogeneous Enzyme Immunoassay (Roche Diagnostics)
  • Kinetic Interaction of Microparticles in solution (KIMS) (Roche Diagnostics)

Additional Information

  • Results should always be assessed in conjunction with patient's medical history, clinical examination and other findings.
  • All positive results are considered presumptive unless confirmed by an alternate method.
  • Cutoff value used to discern positive from negative/none detected are:
    • Alcohol 25 mg/dL or greater
    • Amphetamine 1000 ng/mL or greater
    • Barbitruates 200 ng/mL or greater
    • Benzodiazepines 300 ng/mL or greater
    • Cocaine 300 ng/mL or greater
    • Fentanyl 5 ng/mL or greater
    • Methadone Metabolite 100 ng/mL or greater
    • Opiates 300 ng/mL or greater
    • Oxycodone 100 ng/mL or greater
    • Phencyclidine 25 ng/mL or greater
  • The concentration of drug detected cannot be estimated by this qualtitaive method.

Turnaround Time

Turnaround times are relative to the time the specimen is received in the test laboratory. 

 

STAT Turnaround Time: 1 hour

Routine Turnaround Time: 4 hours

Testing Schedule: 24/7

Synonyms/Keyword Search

DAT: Drugs of Abuse Testing

Last Review Date

8/19/2024