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Drug of Abuse Screen, Meconium
MessagePerformed at BUMCP
All AZ Locations: When ordered send via ST Courier to BUMCP - not performed as STAT at BUMCP.
All AZ Locations: When ordered send via ST Courier to BUMCP - not performed as STAT at BUMCP.
Test Code
DSAM
Preferred Specimen
3 grams meconium in sterile container
**NOTE SQL requires 1 gram and 2 grams for reflex testing
**NOTE SQL requires 1 gram and 2 grams for reflex testing
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Storage Temperature: Ambient: 24 hrs
Refrigerated: 12 days
Refrigerated: 12 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Insufficient amount of sample
Past Stability
Not properly stored
Past Stability
Not properly stored
Setup Schedule
Meconium drug screens are performed 7 days a week. Samples are run 1 batch per day.
Reference Range
Negative
Clinical Significance
Meconium is the traditional specimen used to detect and document maternal
drug use during pregnancy in the last trimester of a full-term birth.
drug use during pregnancy in the last trimester of a full-term birth.
