| Specimen requirements: |
Clean Specimen Container |
| |
or:Occult Blood
Card |
| Reference ranges: |
| CATEGORY |
LOW |
HIGH |
UNITS |
QUALITATIVE |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
NEGATIVE |
|
| Unit of measure: |
N/A |
| Ideal sample: |
Stool collected in a clean, dry
container or Hemoccult test cards containing thin smears of fecal material |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
0.5 mL |
| Method of collection: |
N/A |
| Transportation: |
N/A |
| Label instructions: |
N/A |
| Request test on form: |
N/A |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
N/A |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
N/A |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
N/A |
| Deliver the specimen to : |
NA : NA
|
| Deliver the specimen to : |
NA : NA
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
Peroxidase activity of heme causes
oxidation of guaiaconic acid yielding a blue color |
| Special Instructions: |
Refer to the procedure "HEMOCCULT
TEST FOR FECAL OCCULT BLOOD" located at the patient care area site. If unable to
perform the test, send the specimen to the Clincal Laboratories - Microbiology. |
| |
Results are Quantitative |
| CyberLAB abbreviation: |
N/A |
| CyberLAB code: |
N/A |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
