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False Positive And False Negative

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Dr.  Baranidharan Kuselan MD

can ibuprofen cause a false positive on a drug screen can acetaminophen cause a false positive on a drug screen ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Baranidharan Kuselan ( Pain Medicine & Palliative Care Specialist)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

so my blood work tested positive for hep a. it says it can be a false positive if previously immunized. I had twinrix years ago could that still show a false positive in my blood? how... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Rovena Murati MD

can ibuprofen cause a false positive on a drug screen, can acetaminophen cause a false positive on a drug screen ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rovena Murati ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Michelle Gibson James MD

Will 3mg of melatonin nightly cause a false/positive (negative ?) on a drug test ? I m not sure which one is bad . ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Michelle Gibson James ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty MD

will lidocaine ointment - 5% - cause a false positive for cocaine and'or will an 80% lidocaine product cause a false positive urine analysis for cocaine? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Y V Siva Sankara Murty ( Pediatrician)

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Dr. Priyanka MD

; fixation loss is 1/19, false positive is 0/16, false negative 2/14.. the left eye fixation loss is 0/15, false positive is 0/14, false negative is 5/12. My question... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Priyanka ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Aashish Raghu MD

wondering could this be a false positive. I even went to a free clinic and their brand also gave me a ... false positive? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aashish Raghu ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.    Muzaffer Hussain Parray MD

should I be worried and what is the percentage it could be a false positive ...My 3yr was tested negative for a uti but positive for streptococcus anginosus but they think it is ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muzaffer Hussain Parray ( Dentist)
Dr.   Ashakiran S MD

Hi I took 3 home pregnancy test that all came back positive but the blood test was negative. I m ... think it s a false positive. Would it be a false positive 3 times in a row... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ashakiran S ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Sree Gouri SR MD

hi i did a boots digital pregnancy test and it was positive next morning i did 2 clear blue digital with conception indicator and they were negative. Did i get a false positive? It... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sree Gouri SR ( OBGYN)