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Occult Blood, Fecal, IA, Stool
- LOINC codes
- 29771-3
- Tests that measure Occult Blood, Fecal, IA, Stool
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Occult Blood, Fecal, Immunoassay (ColoFIT™) 182949
Stool · Fasting not stated · Turnaround 1 - 3 days
Labcorp catalog pageMethod and collection
- Method
- Immunoassay (IA)
- Preparation
- No special drug or dietary restrictions are required. Results of this test are not affected by dietary peroxidases, animal blood, or vitamin C.
- Collection
- Enter patient identification and date of collection on sampling bottle label. Place collection paper inside toilet bowl on top of water. Deposit fecal sample on top of collection paper. Do not allow fecal sample to contact toilet water until after specimen has been collected. Open the green cap on the sampling bottle by twisting and pulling upwards. Scrape the surface of the fecal sample with the sampling probe. Cover the grooved portion of the sampling probe completely with the fecal sample. Close the sampling bottle by inserting the sampling probe and snap the green cap on tight. Do not reopen. Flush remaining stool and used collection paper. Return the sampling bottle to the physician or laboratory. Only one stool specimen collected from one bowel movement is required.
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LOINC 29771-3
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