Results Specialists Procedure Pros and Cons Interpretation Other Urine Tests What is a urinalysis? Picture of urine dipstick and color box instructions; photo courtesy of iStock A urinalysis is simply an analysis of the urine. It is a very common test that can be performed in many hea...
Results Specialists Procedure Pros and Cons Interpretation Other Urine Tests What is a urinalysis? Picture of urine dipstick and color box instructions; photo courtesy of iStock A urinalysis is simply an analysis of the urine. It is a very common test that can be performed in many hea...
Interpretation of the results of UDT, however, is complex and entails thorough understanding of the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the drugs in question, methodology and false positive and false negative results of the tests used. This vignette describes a patient whose UDT w...
False-negative UDS immunoassay results Another limitation of UDS immunoassays is the possibility of unexpected and false-negative results. A strict interpretation of a negative UDS result is that at the time of specimen collection, the concentrations of those drugs for which a test was performed were...
What the lab can and cannot do: clinical interpretation of drug testing results 2020, Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences Urinary Buprenorphine, Norbuprenorphine and Naloxone Concentrations and Ratios: Review and Potential Clinical Implications 2020, Journal of Addiction Medicine Identification and...
Interpretation Results confirming the presence of primary hyperaldosteronism: 1. Suppressed upright renin <2.8 pmol/ml per hour (normal range 2.8–4.5 pmol/ml per hour upright; 1.1–2.7 pmol/ml per hour supine). 2. Raised supine aldosterone >450 pmol/l (normal range 100–450 pmol/1 supine;...
Biological Variation of Serum and Urine Creatinine and Creatinine Clearance: Ramifications for Interpretation of Results and Patient Care Analytical and intra- and inter-individual components of variation were assessed over a 40-week period in 15 apparently healthy subjects, seven men and eig... EMS ...
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On the other hand, the diuretic fluctuations and the numerous factors that can affect its volume and content, make difficult the interpretation of urine analysis results. For this reason, the preanalytical and postanalytical decisions regarding the processing and normalization of urine content are a ...
Lab Artifacts that May Interfere with Readings of Levels of this Substance • High pH (>9.0) may cause a false positive urine protein (via dipstick). • Pigmenturia (abnormal urine color) may interfere with visual interpretation of the color change on the dipstick reagent pad. • Contamin...