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Alan Thompson - The Royal Marsden

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>Marsden</strong>Dipstick testing - pitfalls• Dip testing is based on the alteration of a chromagenby the peroxidase activity of haemoglobin• False positives - myoglobinuria/oxidisingagents/peroxidases• False negatives – high levels ascorbic acid/nitrite/pH

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