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2. Stool test - Wikipedia

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   Yellow and blue tops for parasite testing, red top for stool cultures and the white top was provided by the patient with the sample. A stool test is a medical diagnostic technique that involves the collection and analysis of fecal matter. Microbial analysis (culturing), microscopy and chemical tests are among the tests performed on stool samples.

3. Stool guaiac test - Wikipedia

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   The stool guaiac test or guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) is one of several methods that detects the presence of fecal occult blood [1] (blood invisible in the feces). [2] The test involves placing a fecal sample on guaiac paper (containing a phenolic compound, alpha-guaiaconic acid, extracted from the wood resin of Guaiacum trees) and ...

4. Bristol stool scale - Wikipedia

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   The Bristol stool scale is a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories. [4] It is used in both clinical and experimental fields. [5][6][7] It was developed at the Bristol Royal Infirmary as a clinical assessment tool in 1997, [8] and is widely used as a research tool to evaluate the ...

5. New colorectal cancer blood test approved by FDA: What to know

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   “The Shield blood test is a screening test for colorectal cancer that is as accurate as the most commonly used stool-based test, FIT, for detecting colorectal cancer. It has a false negative ...

6. Does Medicare cover a colonoscopy? Yes, and several other ...

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   Stool-based tests. Fecal occult blood testing is covered every 12 months if you are 50 or over, and Medicare covers multitarget stool DNA tests once every three years if you are age 50-85, show no ...

7. Fecal occult blood - Wikipedia

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   A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) checks for hidden (occult) blood in the stool (feces). [1] The American College of Gastroenterology has recommended the abandoning of gFOBT testing as a colorectal cancer screening tool, in favor of the fecal immunochemical test (FIT). [2] The newer and recommended tests look for globin, DNA, or other blood ...