The National Academy of Clinical BiochemistryLaboratory Medicine Practice GuidelinesRecommendations For The Use Of Laboratory Tests To Support Poisoned Patients Who Present To The Emergency DepartmentPublished Guidelines -- PDF FormatAccess to Entire Document (Right click to save entire document to your computer) Table of Contents
Introduction and Needs Assessment
Section I
General Principles for Drug Testing to Support ED Toxicology
Section II
Recommendations on Analytical and Reporting Issues for Drugs-of-Abuse Testing by Immunoassays
Section III
Section III. Recommendations for Specific Analysis of Ethyl Alcohol and Other Toxic Alcohols
Section IV
Recommendations on Laboratory Assays for Other Toxicants as Causes of Poisonings
References
Appendix