51. Toxicology tests in the clinical laboratory

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  • 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