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  2. Stool guaiac test - Wikipedia

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    The stool guaiac test method may be preferable to fecal immunochemical testing (FIT) if there is a clinical concern about possible gastric or proximal upper intestinal bleeding. [37] However, although heme breakdown is less than globin during intestinal transit, false negative results can be seen with the stool guaiac tests due to degradation ...

  3. Fecal occult blood - Wikipedia

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    Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), as its name implies, aims to detect subtle blood loss in the gastrointestinal tract, anywhere from the mouth to the colon.Positive tests ("positive stool") may result from either upper gastrointestinal bleeding or lower gastrointestinal bleeding and warrant further investigation for peptic ulcers or a malignancy (such as colorectal cancer or gastric cancer).

  4. Category:Stool tests - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Conditions diagnosed by stool test (2 C, 41 P) ... Stool guaiac test; Sudan stain

  5. Stool test - Wikipedia

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    A multi-target stool DNA test was approved in August 2014 by the FDA as a screening test for non-symptomatic, average-risk adults 50 years or older. [8] A 2017 study found this testing to be less cost effective compared to colonoscopy or fecal occult blood testing. [ 9 ]

  6. Gum guaicum - Wikipedia

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    Gum guaicum, or guaiac resin, [2] is a substance produced from the tree species Guaiacum officinale. It is registered as food additive: as a preservative under the E number E241, and as an antioxidant under E314. [3] Guaiac resin is also used medically for the stool guaiac test.

  7. Category:Diagnostic gastroenterology - Wikipedia

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    Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Stool guaiac test; String sign; U. Upper gastrointestinal series; X.

  8. Fecal immunochemical test - Wikipedia

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    The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a diagnostic technique that examines stool samples for traces of non-visible blood, which could potentially indicate conditions including bowel cancer. [1] Symptoms which could be caused by bowel cancer and suggest a FIT include a change in bowel habit, anaemia , unexplained weight loss, and abdominal pain .

  9. File:Bristol stool chart.svg - Wikipedia

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