Re: One More Question About Test Outcome
From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 31 Oct 1999 14:07:09 -0600 (CST)
At Sat, 30 Oct 1999, Midge wrote:
>
>I was wondering if medication could be the reason the ANA test came back
>with a low positive result (<1:40 with a speckled pattern).
Not that I'm aware of.
>I had taken
>2 fiorinal about an hour or two before I had my blood drawn. The other
>blood work came out fine (anticardiolipin antibody and lupus
>anticoagulant just to name a few). I have read that there is a chance
>of a false positive result as you get older, too (I am 36).
Not so much a false positive as a positive with no other findings.
>Should I
>have told the lab tech that I had taken this?
No.
>These tests were done
>after my 2nd m/c in 5 mos. I had gotten a migraine as a result of the
>news but it never occurred to me until a few days ago that I may have
>messed up the results.
You didn't.
>Should I have the test rerun?
Only if it will make ytou feel better about it.
>I'd really
>appreciate your help as I would like to avoid another miscarriage if
>possible. (By the way, I didn't take any medication during the
>pregnancy...not even a Tylenol.)
>
>--
>Midge
>
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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York
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