FOBT
Test:
591
CPT:
82274
Synonyms
FIT
iFOBT
Special Instructions
No special drug or dietary restrictions are required. Results of this test are not affected by dietary peroxidases, animal blood, or vitamin C.
Expected Turnaround Time
1 – 3 days
Specimen Requirements
Specimen
1 – 3 days
Volume
One Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle with stool
Minimum Volume
Container
Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle
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.
Storage Instructions
Specimen in sampling bottle can be stored for 15 days at room temperature.
Causes for Rejection
Collection tube or sampling device other than the Polymedco OC-Auto Sampling Bottle; specimens with obvious blood (which may be due to menstrual bleeding, bleeding hemorrhoids, constipation bleeding, or urinary bleeding); raw stool submitted in a container; unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and test request label; specimen received after prolonged delay (more than 15 days at room temperature since collection); specimen received frozen; expired sampling bottle; leaking sampling bottle; sampling bottle overfilled or without adequate liquid
Test Details
Use
Qualitative detection of fecal occult blood