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State whether the following actions will cause false-positive or false-negative test results:
-A patient is deprived of fluids during a 6-hour timed urine collection.
A) False-positive
B) False-negative

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Depriving a patient of fluids during a 6-hour timed urine collection will likely result in a false-negative test result because the urine sample collected will be more concentrated than usual, potentially masking the presence of certain substances that would have been detectable in a more diluted sample.

Matching State Whether the Following Actions Will Cause False-Positive or False-Negative