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What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
What is Fecal Occult ... Blood Testing ( ... to unnecessary testing ... Fellowship @UMassGI #Fecal ... #FOBT #Guaiac #FalsePositives
Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
of Inaccurate Fecal ... #Guaiac #FOBT #Fecal ... #OccultBlood #Testing ... #Laboratory #FalsePositive
Agents Causing Potential False-Positive Results With Urine Drug Screening 

#Urine #DrugScreens #UDS #Laboratory #Toxicology #Diagnosis #FalsePositive
Toxicology #Diagnosis #FalsePositive ... #Testing
Urine Drug Screens - Common drugs that may cause false positive tests 

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
Toxicology #Diagnosis #FalsePositive ... #Testing
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup ... A/P, Consider testing ... for fecal elastase ... • Colonoscopy, Fecal ... Chronic #Diarrhea #Workup
Causes of Approach to Altered Level of Consciousness - Workup
Clinical Exam - Focal
 • Trauma
 •
Consciousness - Workup ... Clinical Exam - Focal ... Clinical Exam - Non-Focal ... Refer to Blood Work ... #algorithm #Causes
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
#FalsePositives ... DrugScreening #UDS #Testing
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Fecal leukocytes ... Ova and parasite testing ... Fecal leukocyte ... #workup #diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Systemic disease - Fecal ... fat Increased fecal ... Diarrhea #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Eosinophil Disorders Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:
 • Peripheral blood eosinophilia/hypereosinophilia uncovered incidentally during medical evaluation or
Algorithm INDICATIONS ... FOR TESTING: • ... evaluation or workup ... 1,500 cells/µL Workup ... Eosinophil #Disorders #Algorithm