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Causes of Inaccurate Fecal Occult Blood Test Results 

False Positive gFOBT:
Ingestion of nonhuman heme (eg, meat
Use of aspirin, NSAIDS ... Use of aspirin, NSAlDs ... FalseNegative #Diagnosis
Drug Induced Kidney Injury
 • Pre-Renal: NSAIDS, CNI, ACEI/ARB, IL-2 therapy, Diuretics CAR-T therapy
 • Osmotic
• Pre-Renal: NSAIDS ... , Antibiotics, NSAIDs ... #differential #diagnosis
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
ACEIs / ARBs, NSAIDs ... sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim (Bactrim), NSAIDs ... #differential #diagnosis
Dressler Syndrome - 
Postmyocardlal Infarctlon syndrome / Postpericardlotomy pericarditis
• Occurs 2 -10 weeks post myocardial infarction
Colchicine, Steroids, NSAIDS ... Dressler #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Drugs causing hyperkalemia
 • Impaired release of renin: NSAIDs, Beta blockers, Cyclosporine, tacrolimus, Diabetes, Elderly
 •
release of renin: NSAIDs ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Peptic Ulcer Disease
 • H. Pylori
 • NSAIDs
 • Gastric adenocarcinoma
 • Gastric lymphoma
Pylori • NSAIDs ... combined with NSAIDs ... #differential #diagnosis
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
dronabinol, efavirenz, NSAIDs ... isopropyI alcohol) *NSAlDs ... Testing #Laboratory #diagnosis
Epiploic Appendagitis
Epiploic appendages = Small fat-filled pouches of visceral peritoneum that hang from teniae coli
 •
7% of patients diagnosed ... Self-limited, NSAIDs ... #Appendagitis #diagnosis
Stevens Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis - Causative Medications 
and Level of Suspicion 

High Risk:
Antigout:
Antiretroviral: nevirapine NSAIDs ... #Dermatology #Diagnosis
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Nephropathy - NSAIDs ... #Differential #Diagnosis