Interpretation Of Lab Results For A Blood Drug Test?
Posted by: Alan in Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs, tags: Blood, Drug, Interpretation, Results, Test
I passed out in my car and got into an accident. I had a prescription for oxycontin, and it showed up in a lab test as being 71ng/ml. I’m pretty sure a “positive” test shows up at 100ng/ml, but I’m not sure. I have a court case coming up, and I need to interpret these results but am unable to find a chart showing different levels and what they mean.
My dose was at 5mg extended release. I have a valid prescription, a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and degenerative spine disorder, a positive history for TIA, low blood pressure, seizure and migraine.
I’m afraid if I mention this (especially the seizure and tia) that they’ll take away my license for good, but I also want to show that there were potential other causes for this episode of syncope.
If anyone does blood draws and can read labratory testing results, I’d greatly appreciate your input. If you’re “not sure” or googled an answer, it really won’t help me- I need someone who can read and interpret lab results.
All I have is a public defender, so I need to do most of the research on my own.
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December 17th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
I’m honestly not sure have you have your license in the first place with all the medical conditions you’ve mentioned. Your doctor should have taken away your license a long time ago.
Actually in this case, it’s probably your doctor who is to blame for the accident since you shouldn’t have been driving in the first case and he/she should have remedied the situation much sooner.
Regardless of that, and regardless of the outcome of the court case, your license will likely be suspended at LEAST until they find out what caused you to pass out in the first place.
As for a ‘positive’ test, just because you are below some set limit, doesn’t mean you weren’t influenced by the drug in your system since everyone reacts to medications and foreign substances differently. Someone below the legal alcohol limit can still be charged with impaired driving if it is determined that whatever amount of alcohol was in their system limited their ability to drive safely.
I would be upfront about all the conditions with the court because if you’re not, and they find out you knew what the cause was when they complete their tests, you can be charged with perjury, and that’s a whole lot worse than losing your license.