Barbiturates Panel (Qualitative), Meconium

Method(s)

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)

Suggested CPT Code(s)

80345

New York State Approval Status

Approved

Turnaround Time

5 days

Test Includes


1	Butabarbital	Butisol Sodium	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.8	Hypnotic, Sedative
2	Butalbital		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.8	Hypnotic, Sedative
3	Pentobarbital		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.8	Hypnotic, Sedative
4	Secobarbital	Seconal®	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.8	Hypnotic, Sedative
5	Phenobarbital	Luminal®	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	2.0	Anticonvulsant, Sedative

Test Also Known As

Amal® Nembutal®

Compliance Statement

This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.

Sample Type

Meconium

Requested Volume

5 g

Minimum Volume

5 g

Special Handling

Collect at least 5 grams, approximately 1 tablespoon, of the black- tarry Meconium sample and place into a clean 40 mL polyethylene bottle. The sample may be combined several times from each evacuation up to approximately 72 hours or when the sample starts to turn yellowish-green.

Sample Container

NMS Labs has no experimental or literature-based data regarding the choice of specific specimen collection containers for this test.

Additional Collection Instructions

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Light Protection

Not Required

Rejection Criteria

None

Rejection criteria pertain to clinical sample submissions only.

Stability

Room Temperature: Undetermined
Refrigerated: Undetermined
Frozen (-20 °C): Undetermined


1	Butabarbital	Butisol Sodium	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.8	Hypnotic, Sedative
2	Butalbital		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.8	Hypnotic, Sedative
3	Pentobarbital		Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.8	Hypnotic, Sedative
4	Secobarbital	Seconal®	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	0.8	Hypnotic, Sedative
5	Phenobarbital	Luminal®	Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)	mcg/g	2.0	Anticonvulsant, Sedative

Example Report (Negative)

Example Report (Positive)

Interface Map

8620ME Barbiturates Panel (Qualitative), Meconium - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code
Butabarbital	mcg/g	BUTABARBQL
Butalbital	mcg/g	BUTLBITQL
Pentobarbital	mcg/g	PENTOBRBQL
Secobarbital	mcg/g	SECOBARBQL
Phenobarbital	mcg/g	PHENOBRBQL

LOINC^® Information

8620ME Barbiturates Panel (Qualitative), Meconium - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code
Butabarbital	mcg/g	BUTABARBQL
Butalbital	mcg/g	BUTLBITQL
Pentobarbital	mcg/g	PENTOBRBQL
Secobarbital	mcg/g	SECOBARBQL
Phenobarbital	mcg/g	PHENOBRBQL

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