Drug testing physicians for substances of abuse: case report of a false-positive result

Abstract The risk of a false-positive urine drug screen is one of the major impediments to widespread implementation of drug testing programs in anesthesiology. A case of a false-positive urine screen for ketamine in an anesthesia provider is presented, with recommendations for methods of managing s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical anesthesia 2013-12, Vol.25 (8), p.669-671
Hauptverfasser:	Fitzsimons, Michael G., MD, Ishizawa, Yumiko, MD, MPH, PhD, Baker, Keith H., MD, PhD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia Anesthesia & Perioperative Care Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Anesthesiologists Anesthesiology Anesthetics, Dissociative - urine Biological and medical sciences Chromatography Drug addictions Drug testing False Positive Reactions Humans Ketamine Ketamine - urine Laboratories Leaves of absence Medical sciences Pain Medicine Physician Impairment Physicians Prescription drugs Spectrum analysis Substance abuse Substance Abuse Detection - methods Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis Toxicology
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract The risk of a false-positive urine drug screen is one of the major impediments to widespread implementation of drug testing programs in anesthesiology. A case of a false-positive urine screen for ketamine in an anesthesia provider is presented, with recommendations for methods of managing such an event.
ISSN:	0952-8180 1873-4529
DOI:	10.1016/j.jclinane.2013.05.009