False positive pregnancy tests are VERY RARE! False negatives are more common, especially when the test is done too soon after conception. If you have a negative pregnancy test and don't start your period redo the test in 3 days.
Yes, an error in a pregnancy test could lead to a false positive or false negative result.
A false negative for a pap smear or any test means that the test result was normal even if an abnormality exists. A false positive means that the test result was abnormal when no abnormality exists.
Some infections in the kidney can cause false positive dipstick test results but not false negative.
A false-positive is a test result which incorrectly indicates that a particular condition or attribute is present. False-negatives can also occur.
No
A false positive test result occurs when a test wrongly indicates the presence of a condition that is actually not present. This can lead to unnecessary further testing, treatment, or emotional distress for the individual receiving the result.
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There is no false positive pregnancy test result. If it has ever been positive, then it is positive.
I am almost positive that it doesn't show hcg in a falsified pregnancy result.
A false-positive is a test result which incorrectly indicates that a particular condition or attribute is present. False-negatives can also occur.
A positive result, obviously, since the assistant has no way of knowing that it is a false-positive. It is up to the doctor to consider the odds that the test was a false positive (see: test specificity and sensitivity) together with clinical signs, symptoms, history, epidemiology, and the results of other tests in making a diagnosis