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Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
of Inaccurate Fecal ... #Guaiac #FOBT #Fecal ... Testing #Laboratory #FalsePositive
What is Fecal Occult Blood Testing (FOBT)
 • Screening for colorectal cancer in average risk population
What is Fecal Occult ... Fellowship @UMassGI #Fecal ... #FOBT #Guaiac #FalsePositives
Red Flags in Back Pain
 • Cancer: Age > 50, History of cancer, Unexplained weight loss,
Immunosuppression, Focal ... Urinary retention, Fecal
Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive False-Negative Contingency Table / confusion matrix

Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to correctly
#Specificity #FalsePositive
Urine Drug Screens - Common drugs that may cause false positive tests 

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
Toxicology #Diagnosis #FalsePositive
Some of the techniques used for Antenatal Diagnosis

Amniocentesis 
 - Chromosome/micro-array and DNA analysis 
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analysis - Fetal ... infection — PCR Fetal ... sampling - Fetal ... serology - Fetal ... analysis - Fetal
Classification of Neonatal Seizures
Subtle 
Clonic 
 - Focal 
 - Multifocal 
Tonic 
 - Focal
Clonic - Focal ... Multifocal Tonic - Focal ... Myoclonic - Focal
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal HR Tracing - Causes of Variability & Decelerations - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Minimal/Absent Variability
Intrapartum Abnormal Fetal ... (< 5 bpm): • Fetal ... Tissue hypoxia in fetal ... decelerations: • Fetal ... compression • Fetal
Obstetric Ultrasound Pocket Card
1st Trimester Checklist:
 • Look for signs of an IUP
 • Gestational dating
length • Measure fetal ... Checklist: • Measure fetal ... rate • Assess fetal ... volume (MVP) • Fetal ... @Pocus101 #fetal
Intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring

#Obstetrics #Mnemonic #Fetal #HeartRate #Monitoring #VEALCHOP
Intrapartum fetal ... Obstetrics #Mnemonic #Fetal