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Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False ... and Reduction in HbA1c ... == False Elevation ... Transfusions == False ... Elevation #Reduction #HbA1c
Diabetes A1c Target Range 

#HbA1c #glucose #diabetes #a1c #targets #management #endocriniology
Target Range #HbA1c
Medications that Can Cause False Positives on Drug Tests

Urine drug screens (UDSs) are simple to use,
that Can Cause False ... Amphetamine false ... Cannabinoid false ... Benzodiazepine false ... Barbiturates false
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
Contributing to False ... (High Rate of False ... NSAlDs resulting in false-positive ... not result in false
Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive False-Negative Contingency Table / confusion matrix

Sensitivity refers to the test's ability to correctly
Sensitivity Specificity False-Positive ... False-Negative
The test characteristics of the heterophile antibody (AKA the monospot test) are not perfect and can
can lead to both false ... positive and false
The test characteristics of the heterophile antibody (AKA the monospot test) are not perfect and can
can lead to both false ... positive and false
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) - Summary Sheet
 • Risk Factors
 • Diagnosis
 • Management
 • True
Management • True vs False
Summary and links to five landmark trials of intensive control vs standard therapy in DM2:

 UKPDS
Landmark #Trials #HgbA1c
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
False Positive Lung ... UAlberta_Sono #False