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Etg False Positives Alcohol

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Dr.        Ashish Mittal MD

} has issued warnings that Mouthwash and over-the-counter medications can result in false positives in the EtG tests. Is it plauseable that a strong dental mouthwash, containing 18% alcohol and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashish Mittal ( Psychiatrist)
Dr. Matt Wachsman MD

took etg lab test at 500 cutoff. results came back presumptive positive. prior to lab test bac was 0 at 78 hrs. before lab test. prior to lab test too4 etg dip test at 300 cutoff. at 72, 74, 76, and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matt Wachsman ( Addiction Medicine Specialist)
Dr.  Chakravarthy Mazumdar MD

alcohol. Recently I calmed back with 3 positive etg tests and was completely baffled. My leader was upset ... which relieved the condition. I then read that yeast can cause a false positive for... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Matt Wachsman MD

). I'm also abstinent from alcohol however the EtG test that I took this afternoon showed up positive for alcohol. I have not had a drink in 3 weeks and am wondering if this antibiotic could have an... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matt Wachsman ( Addiction Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti MD

are the hiv pcr rna test still producing false positives like they were a few years ago? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bharatesh Devendra Basti ( Dermatologist)

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Kathy Shattler MD

I am taking alcohol based hcg drops for the hcg diet. I m an alcoholic and currently doing outpatient treatment with required alcohol etg tests. I m freaking out. Can this show a false positive... View answer

Answered by : Kathy Shattler ( Dietitian & Nutritionist)
Kathy Shattler MD

Can a pregnancy test give you 2 false positives ? ... View answer

Answered by : Kathy Shattler ( Dietitian & Nutritionist)
Dr.  Jay Patel MD

false poSitives. Is there any additional risk for false positives due to his other problems. The. Test ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jay Patel ( Nephrologist)
Dr.  Shoaib Khan MD

a different company norchem an I don t get positives with them but they switched it last Friday an now they telling me it s positive for alcohol so I GCMS it today the thing is if it comes back ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shoaib Khan ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.  Albana Sejdini MD

[Good morning doc. I just need help I missed my periods the 1 may 2016 I did 4 pregnancy tests all said positive but here in the end of the month around 28 I started bleeding for a week after that I did 3 pregnancy test... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)