Setting Up Drug Screening in Your Clinic

[Aether2000]

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[lobelsteve]

http://algosresearch.org/Education/OriginalArticles/NarcoticScreeningppt.ppt

Thanks for the great powerpoint presentation. I have found few companies are willing to tell me exactly what opioids will trigger their dipstick tests.

I'm sure many a patient has been let go for improper reading of dipstick screening, especially when Lortab is RX'd and the opioid panel is negative.

 

[Aether2000]

Ahh...unfortunately mine is the voice of experience and we discharged over 15 patients before coming to the conclusion the hospital lab test was dead wrong even though they assured us their dipstick test picked up hydrocodone. Of couse it would have picked up hydrocodone if the patient had taken 200 tablets in the past 24 hours but for routine patient meds, it was useless.
If you have anything to add to the presentation, let me know...it is a continuing work in progress.
Thanks