51. Toxicology tests in the clinical laboratory

• Methods
  • High performance liquid chromatography
    • Can detect many drugs at the same time
  • Immunoassay
  • Alcohol -> enzymatic reaction + UV detection, gas chromatography
• In blood or urine
• Mostly qualitative, sometimes quantitative
• Often checked drugs
  • Benzos
  • Barbs
  • Illegal drugs
  • Alcohol
• Indications
  • Suspected poisoning
  • Unexplainable sickness