what is the internal QC, occult blood
Yes "Negative" is the reference range for occult blood
It means blood in the feces that is not visibly apparent.
The word occult just means hidden. So occult blood in the feces means that it is there, but you might not see it. If a person tests positive for occult blood in their stool, it usually means there is internal bleeding somewhere. It could be from an ulcer, recent surgery, or cancer, among other possible causes. A doctor needs to determine the source of the bleeding whenever there is internal bleeding.
There's no range in guaiac testing. The choices of results are negative or positive.
Occult means "things that are hidden." (My socks are often hidden.....very occult)
occult defect of inarticulateness blood clouting
Negative means the absence of a certain antigen in the blood stream, and positive is the opposite. It affects which blood you can have donated to you.
This means you're definitely not pregnant.
Occult means hidden in medical terms.
I would have saved some of the sample and retested it.
Microscopic hematuria is the medical term meaning occult blood in urine. If the blood is obvious to the naked eye, it's called gross hematuria.
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