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HelpTest Code UFENT Fentanyl, Urine, LAB393
Performing Laboratory
St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube: urine random
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL of urine
Stability: If not analyzed immediately, store at 2-8°C up to 4 weeks and frozen at -15 to -25°C for 6 months.
Specimens should be at 20-25°C before analysis.
Reference Values
Not detected
Cutoff 0 ng/mL
Days Setup
Monday-Sunday
Analytic Time
Within 1 hr of receipt
Useful For
Fentanyl is used in treatment of acute and chronic pain, usually in patients who no longer respond to high doses of less potent opioids such as morphine or oxycodone. Due to its potency and wide availability as a prescribed drug, fentanyl has been abused and misused by health professionals, pain management patients, and recreational abusers.
Methodology
Enzyme Immunoassay