Specimen Requirements
Title
OCCULT BLOOD, FECAL
Specimen Requirement
Hemoccult cards. Special diet is recommended, see insert for details. Keep at room temperature.
Alternate: stool sterile screw capped container
Methodology
Stability
Room Temp: 72 hours
Reference Range
By Report
Turnaround
1 day
Clinical Use
Detection of gastrointestinal bleeding.
Test Code
SOCBL