| Test Name: | Fecal Occult Blood-Testing cards available only for Pediatric areas |
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| Laboratory: | Core |
| Specimen Type: | Fresh random stool applied to Hemoccult card |
| Collection Information: | As of March 1, 2019, FOBT for inpatients at LHSC and St Joseph’s Health Care will be discontinued. Feedback from Inpatient Medicine who had the greatest utilization rates was sought and there was general agreement. Pediatrics can have the Hemoccult cards available for sample application but must forward these cards to the Core Laboratory for development. |
| Requisition: | GENERAL LABORATORY REQUISITION |
| Test Schedule: | As required |
Turnaround time from when specimen
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| Reference Range: | Negative |
| Effective Date: | 2009-08-27 |
| Revised Date: | 2021-02-01 |
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| Interpretive Comments: | All adult Fecal Occult blood testing has been discontinued. Please refer to the
FIT RESOURCE HUB.
Ontario FIT Requisition:
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| Method of Analysis: | Hemoccult kit (Beckman Coulter Inc.) |
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