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Toxicology Laboratory

(816) 234-3295

Director: Uttam Garg, PhD, DABCC, FABFT, FAACC

Supervisor: C. Clinton Frazee, III, MBA, NRCC (TC,CC)

We are a comprehensive toxicology laboratory serving the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. We provide clinical and forensic toxicology testing using a variety of methodologies and techniques including enzyme immunoassay (EIA), headspace gas chromatography (GC), gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The laboratory is staffed 24 hours, Monday to Friday, and offers stat drug screen and volatiles/alcohol testing in emergent, high profile and fatality cases Monday to Sunday, 24 hours.

Test Directory

Use our online Test Directory to find specific information about our testing; including collection details, performing locations, turnaround times and more.

Clinical toxicology drug screen panels

  • Expanded Overdose/Comprehensive Drug Screen-urine only (Common drugs of abuse and greater than 300 drugs and metabolites detected by GC/MS)
  • Basic Drugs of Abuse (amphetamines, cocaine metabolite, opiates, phencyclidine, THC, ethanol)
  • Expanded Drugs of abuse (amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine metabolite, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, THC, ethanol)
  • Common Overdose (acetaminophen, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine metabolite, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, salicylates, tricyclic antidepressants, THC, ethanol, acetone, isopropanol)
  • Meconium Drug Screen (amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine metabolite, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, THC)
  • Gastric Drug Screen (Common drugs of abuse and greater than 300 drugs detected by GC/MS)

Forensic toxicology drug screen panels

  • Expanded Drugs of Abuse (amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cocaine metabolite, fentanyl, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, THC, tramadol)
  • Blood Drug Screen Comprehensive (Common drugs of abuse and greater than 300 drugs and metabolites detected by GC/MS)
  • Autopsy Drug Screen (cocaine metabolite, cannabinoids, opiates, benzodiazepines, PCP, amphetamines, barbiturates, methadone, fentanyl, salicylates, tricyclic antidepressants and greater than 300 drugs and metabolites by GC/MS)

Drug confirmations (clinical and forensic)

  • Benzodiazepines-blood/serum (diazepam, nordiazepam, alprazolam)
  • Cannabinoids—blood/serum, urine, meconium (total-Carboxy THC)
  • Cocaine and metabolites—blood/serum, urine (cocaine, benzoylecgonine, ecgonine methyl ester, cocaethylene)
  • Opiates—blood/serum (free-morphine, free-codeine, free-hydrocodone)
  • Opiates-urine (total-morphine, total-codeine, total-hydrocodone
  • Amphetamines—blood/serum, urine (methamphetamine, amphetamine)
  • Phencyclidine (PCP)—blood/serum, urine

Volatiles—whole blood/serum/urine/vitreous fluid

  • Ethanol
  • Isopropanol
  • Acetone
  • Methanol

Ethylene glycol

Metals

  • whole blood lead
  • serum copper
  • serum zinc

Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin (EP)