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

Amphetamines:
Bupropion, Labetalol, Methylphenidate, Phenylephrine,
#DrugScreens #UDS ... Laboratory #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #FalsePositive
Summary of Agents Potentially Contributing to False Positives on Urine Drug Screens (UDS)
Marijuana Metabolites
 • dronabinol,
Drug Screens (UDS ... #FalsePositives ... DrugScreening #UDS ... Testing #Laboratory #diagnosis
Acute Heart Failure Exacerbation - Diagnostic Likelihood Ratios
+LR > 3.5:
 • Overall judgement of ED physician
Exacerbation - Diagnostic ... • BNP < 100 pg ... #physicalexam #diagnosis
Agents Causing Potential False-Positive Results With Urine Drug Screening 

#Urine #DrugScreens #UDS #Laboratory #Toxicology #Diagnosis #FalsePositive
#DrugScreens #UDS ... Laboratory #Toxicology #Diagnosis ... #FalsePositive
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... marrow Mean age at diagnosis ... 10,000 new cases diagnosed ... annually in US ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome #MDS
Radial Fracture Due to Parathyroid Carcinoma- ...A plain radiograph of the left arm showed a diaphyseal
had received a diagnosis ... level of 3590 pg ... year after the diagnosis ... hormone level was 48 pg
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Mucormycosis • Neg (<60 pg ... not available in US ... Fungal #Testing #FalsePositives
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) 10-Item Shortened Form #Diagnosis #Geriatrics #Geriatric #Depression #Scale #GDS #Shortened #Short
Depression Scale (GDS ... Shortened Form #Diagnosis ... Depression #Scale #GDS
Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Distress Pearls #diagnosis ... distress #NRDS #RDS
An algorithm created for classifying MDS according to the new 2017 WHO Classification.

- Kyle Bradley, MD
for classifying MDS ... KyleBradleyMD #Diagnosis ... Hemepath #HOnc #MDS