Toxicology Laboratory
Director: Uttam Garg, PhD, DABCC, FABFT, FAACC
Manager: C. Clinton Frazee, III, MBA, NRCC (TC, CC)
Supervisor: Serena Shell, MS, NRCC-TT
We are a comprehensive toxicology laboratory serving the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. We provide clinical and forensic toxicology testing using a variety of methodologies and techniques including enzyme immunoassay (EIA), headspace gas chromatography (GC), gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The laboratory is staffed 24 hours, Monday to Friday, and offers stat drug screen and volatiles/alcohol testing in emergent, high profile and fatality cases Monday to Sunday, 24 hours.
Test Directory
Use our online Test Directory to find specific information about our testing; including collection details, performing locations, turnaround times and more.
Clinical toxicology drug screen panels
- Expanded Overdose/Comprehensive Drug Screen-urine only (Common drugs of abuse and greater than 300 drugs and metabolites detected by GC/MS)
- Basic Drugs of Abuse (amphetamines, cocaine metabolite, opiates, phencyclidine, THC, ethanol)
- Expanded Drugs of abuse (amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine metabolite, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, THC, ethanol)
- Common Overdose (acetaminophen, amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine metabolite, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, salicylates, tricyclic antidepressants, THC, ethanol, acetone, isopropanol)
- Meconium Drug Screen (amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cocaine metabolite, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, propoxyphene, THC)
- Gastric Drug Screen (Common drugs of abuse and greater than 300 drugs detected by GC/MS)
Forensic toxicology drug screen panels
- Expanded Drugs of Abuse (amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cocaine metabolite, fentanyl, methadone, opiates, phencyclidine, THC, tramadol)
- Blood Drug Screen Comprehensive (Common drugs of abuse and greater than 300 drugs and metabolites detected by GC/MS)
- Autopsy Drug Screen (cocaine metabolite, cannabinoids, opiates, benzodiazepines, PCP, amphetamines, barbiturates, methadone, fentanyl, salicylates, tricyclic antidepressants and greater than 300 drugs and metabolites by GC/MS)
Drug confirmations (clinical and forensic)
- Benzodiazepines-blood/serum (diazepam, nordiazepam, alprazolam)
- Cannabinoids—blood/serum, urine, meconium (total-Carboxy THC)
- Cocaine and metabolites—blood/serum, urine (cocaine, benzoylecgonine, ecgonine methyl ester, cocaethylene)
- Opiates—blood/serum (free-morphine, free-codeine, free-hydrocodone)
- Opiates-urine (total-morphine, total-codeine, total-hydrocodone
- Amphetamines—blood/serum, urine (methamphetamine, amphetamine)
- Phencyclidine (PCP)—blood/serum, urine
Volatiles—whole blood/serum/urine/vitreous fluid
- Ethanol
- Isopropanol
- Acetone
- Methanol
Ethylene glycol
Metals
- whole blood lead
- serum copper
- serum zinc