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ArticleCureus2021

A Case of Esmolol-Induced False-Positive Amphetamine Urine Drug Test.

Jacob J Adashek, Arjun Khadilkar, Juan Enciso, Rishi Rane, Robby Wu

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jacob J AdashekInternal Medicine, University of South Florida (USF) Health, Tampa, USA.
Arjun KhadilkarInternal Medicine, University of South Florida (USF) Health, Tampa, USA.
Juan EncisoInternal Medicine, University of South Florida (USF) Health, Tampa, USA.
Rishi RaneEmergency Medicine, University of South Florida (USF) Health, Tampa, USA.
Robby WuCardiology, University of South Florida (USF) Health, Tampa, USA.
University of South Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

False-positive urine drug screens can occur and lead to implicit bias. Confirmatory testing with gas chromatography/mass spectrometry can be performed. A morbidly obese patient with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation spent multiple days in the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU) due to a false-positive test for methamphetamine. The patient was planned to undergo direct cardioversion with conscious-sedation anesthesia. His care was delayed because anesthesia was not comfortable administering sedatives in the setting of a positive urine drug screen for presumed methamphetamine use. Knowing that esmolol can cause a false positive on urine drug screen is imperative for delivering the best patient-centered care.

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amphetaminesatrial fibrillationbeta-blockersesmololfalse positive

Identifiers

PMID33542876
PMCPMC7849827
OpenAlexW3119028627

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