Name two substances that can potentially lead to a false elevation in serum salicylate concentration?
Dinitrophenol; Thiocyanate
1.Kopec KT et al. Dinitrophenol Fatality Associated with a Falsely Elevated Salicylate Level: A case Report with Verification of laboratory cross reactivity. JMT 2018; 14(4): 323-326 ; 2. Watson C et al. Thiocyanate toxicity: A Teaching Case. Clin Tox 2022. Published online 4 March 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650.2022.2042012
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