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Urine Drug Screens - Common drugs that may cause false positive tests 

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
drugs that may cause ... false positive tests ... DrugScreens #UDS #Laboratory ... Toxicology #Diagnosis #FalsePositive ... #Testing
1,3 Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan - Pathogens, and Testing Characteristics
1,3 ß-D-glucan:
 • Most fungi excluding mucor and
Pathogens, and Testing ... Glucan-containing gauzes ... Characteristics #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #Laboratory ... #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
Causes of Inaccurate ... Fecal Occult Blood Test ... #OccultBlood #Testing ... #Laboratory #FalsePositive
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... the use of this test ... Galactomannan #Fungal #Testing ... #FalsePositives ... #Laboratory #sensitivity
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... Diagnosis and Testing ... Galactomannan sensitivity ... neutropenia (performs best ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
hearing yielded 100% sensitivity ... disposition, even if the cause ... , Head Impulse Test ... Nystagmus, and Test ... Diagnosis #AVS #Posterior
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... : ~25% cases. ... nerve injury (25%) TEST ... special ligament/meniscus ... testing.