Strychnine Screen

Specimen:

Test Code

YSTRYCS

Specimen Name

Strychnine Screen

Collect

1-Plain Red Top Also acceptable EDTA

Submit

1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum or Plasma Refrigerated

Special Handling

Promptly centrifuge and separate Serum or Plasma into a plastic screw capped vial using approved guidelines.

Rejection Criteria

Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST).

Stability

Ambient 14 days; Refrigerated 30 days; Frozen 3 months

Methodology

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/ Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Performed

Reported

7-10 days

CPT Codes

  • 80323

Components

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