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

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
False Positive gFOBT ... medication #Guaiac #FOBT ... #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
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
#FalsePositives ... DrugScreening #UDS #Testing
Diabetic Foot Ulcer - Peripheral Arterial Disease Assessment Algorithm

Early Revascularization vs Conservative Care

Workup:
 • Arterial doppler
Diabetic Foot Ulcer ... Disease Assessment Algorithm ... Conservative Care Workup ... #Diabetic #Foot ... PAD #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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
Diagnostic algorithm for the workup of hypercalcemia. The diagnostic workup for patients presenting with hypercalcemia rests
Diagnostic algorithm ... for the workup ... The diagnostic workup ... Thus, further testing ... #Differential #Algorithm
Hematuria Workup and Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Confirm hematuria → Urinalysis >3 RBCs/HPF, exclude mimics, repeat testing
Hematuria Workup ... and Diagnosis Algorithm ... mimics, repeat testing ... Hematuria #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Workup #urology
Approach to treating a diabetic patient with a foot wound #diabetic #diabeticfootinfection #diabeticfootulcer #footwound #algorithm #assessment
Approach to treating ... patient with a foot ... diabeticfootulcer #footwound #algorithm