Data complete?
Evaluation appropriate?
Is the result from the immunoassay for THC a false positive?
Could therapy with a proton pump inhibitor be an explanation?
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Purpose: To determine if a positive immunoassay for THC is a false positive reaction due to the proton pump inhibitor pantoprazole (Protonix).
Specialty: Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care
Objective: laboratory tests, other testing
ICD-10: E16.4, K20, K21,
