Morphine (Blood)

Testing Laboratory

Department

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Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

MORP

Test Code (Numeric Code)

7998

Synonyms

Kapanol
MST

Specimen Type

• Plasma

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)

Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

3.5

Collection instructions:
Dedicated EDTA tube required.
Do NOT use gel tubes for this analysis.
Urine morphine is performed as part of an Opiate screen. Only collect blood spec if requested as a follow-up test.

Laboratory instruction:
Dedicated EDTA tube required.
Separate plasma, store and transport at 4'C.

Register with a dedicated lab number.

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