Little did anyone know that measurable rain would continue for 15 consecutive days, shattering the previous record by a wide margin. There were two other occasions on record that the Washington, D.C. area measured rain on 10 consecutive days. There were several other times when a streak of nine days occurred.
During this time of year, questions surrounding common cold medicines and their impact on drug testing results commonly arise. Some common prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications may contain drugs such as codeine, hydrocodone, and sympathomimetics, which have been reported to affect workplace drug tests.Codeine. Codeine is used in some medications as a cough suppressant.When codeine enters the body and is metabolized, it changes to morphine. Both codeine and morphine are used to relieve pain. The use of codeine-containing products may result in a positive drug screen for codeine and/or morphine.Hydrocodone. This narcotic is widely used to treat pain and is also FDA-approved for use in a handful of prescription medications as a cough suppressant.t is important that the donor keep a record of any such medications that may affect a drug screen. It is suggested that the donor write a list of these medications on his/her copy of the custody and control form after providing a specimen for a drug screen.
A 72-year-old gentleman was referred for a chronic low-grade anemia. Family history was negative. He had slightly enlarged lymph nodes and minimal hepatosplenomegaly. His peripheral smear showed a predomi nance (70%) of lymphocytes, normal platelets, and clumping of red cells (arrows in left panel). Serum electrophoresis showed a small IgM âMâ component. The recognition of the clumped red cells prompted the physician to cool the blood sample, and another smear was made. The warmer (room temperature) blood is shown on the top right and the slide of the chilled blood is on the bottom right.