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Toxicology Screen
Alternate Names : Amphetamines - Screen, Analgesics - Screen, Antidepressants - Screen, Barbiturates - Screen, Benzodiazepines - Screen, Blood Alcohol Test, Drug Abuse Screen, Isopropanol (Rubbing Alcohol) - Screen, Methanol - Screen, Narcotics - Screen, Phenothiazines - Screen
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Risks
- excessive bleeding
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fainting or feeling lightheaded
- hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
- infection (a slight risk any time the skin is broken)
- multiple punctures to locate veins
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- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Neurologic Disorders
- Seizure Disorders
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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
• Pictures & Images
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Alcohol Withdrawal
• Alcoholism
• Analgesic Nephropathy
• Delirium
• Delirium Tremens
• Dementia
• Stroke Secondary to Cocaine
Tests & Exams
• Blood Pressure
• Venipuncture
Other Topics
• Acute
• Alcohol and Diet
• Antifreeze
• Bleeding
• Drug Abuse
• Drug Abuse First Aid
• Fainting
• Hypnotics
• Isopropanol Overdose
• Mercury
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Pain Medications
Review Date : 2/17/2002
Reviewed By : Michael C. Milone, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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