Presumptive Drug Screening Using Enzyme Immunoassay
Toxicology testing, along with the patient accountability that it brings, is a highly important clinical tool for Healthcare Providers. It is necessary for Medication Monitoring and adequately treating those with Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Disorders.
Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is a biochemical methodology that detects the presence of multiple drugs and/or drug metabolites. By utilizing cloned analyte-specific enzyme donors, EIA offers consistent reproducibility of results. The outcomes are accurate and dependable.
EIA is used for qualitative detection of medications and illicit substances. The EIA methodology involves a specialized enzyme mixed with analyte-specific antibodies. If the analyte (drug) is present in the specimen, an active enzyme forms, creating a change in color that can be measured on a device called a spectrophotometric analyzer.
Definitive Confirmation Testing using LC/MS Technology
Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LCMS, or alternatively HPLC-MS) is an analytical chemistry technique that combines the physical separation capabilities of liquid chromatography (or HPLC) with the mass analysis capabilities of mass spectrometry (MS).
Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LCMS) is a confirmatory technique that allows a laboratory to confidently identify and quantify a range of compounds. Unlike point of care urine cups or immunoassay screening techniques, the LCMS allows for determination of a specific compound. The extensive validation prior to patient sample analysis ensures that interferences do not occur and the identification of individual drug analytes can be completed with certainty.
Synthetic Urine Detection
As the use of synthetic urine increases in popularity, the need to be able to tell if a sample is genuine is also on the rise. Synthetic urine detection tests for certain markers that are only found in human urinary tracts. While it can be helpful to test things such as color and heat, those elements can actually be duplicated. Synthetic urine can also be effective at imitating the chemical properties and composition of human urine. That is why we test for human “markers” within urine that can’t be duplicated.
Blood Testing To Check Patient’s Overall Health
Blood tests are used in a number of ways, such as medication monitoring and overall health.
Typical routine blood tests with Trinity Medical Laboratories include the complete blood count, also called CBC, to measure your red and white blood cell numbers as well as hemoglobin and other numbers. This test can uncover anemia, infection, and even cancer of the blood.
Another common blood test with Trinity Medical Laboratories is the basic metabolic panel to check your heart, kidney and liver function by looking at your blood glucose, calcium, and electrolyte levels. And to check for heart disease risk, you may have a lipoprotein panel that measures levels of fats in your blood, like good cholesterol (HDL), bad cholesterol (LDL), and triglycerides.
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