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Hemoccult is the most commonly used fecal occult blood test. The Hemoccult test takes less than five minutes to perform and may be performed in the physician's office or in the laboratory. The Hemoccult blood test can detect.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoHemoccult test is also known as the test foe hidden blood stool.
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What is the medical term meaning test for hidden blood in the stools?
Hemoccult Test is the brand name. The generic name of the test is guaiac test. Seroccult is another common brand name.
What detects pregnancy in pregnancy test?
Your urine, or your blood.
What blood test detects leukemia?
Yes.
Which diagnostic test detects bleeding from the intestinal tract?
Occult blood test. Bright red is fresh blood.........Dark red is old blood.
What is a quaiac test?
check for hidden blood
What is the medical term meaning presence of hidden or microscopic blood?
HemoccultFecal occult blood is the medical term meaning hidden blood in the stool. Related terms are melena (black, tarry stools from bleeding in the upper GI tract); hematochezia (visible red blood in stool), and BRBPR (bright red blood per rectum). Guaiac is a test to detect hidden blood in stool.
What type of test is a Melisa test?
A Melisa test is a blood test that detects allergys. A Mellisa test helps you to find out if you have a allergy for chemicals, metals and other things.
Which blood test provides information about the patient's immune system detects certain types of leukemia and determines the severity of infection?
white blood cell differential test
What test would best detect the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin aka hCG?
A pregnancy test, either blood or urine detects the hormone hCG.
If there is no occult blood in stools can you still have cancer?
Yes. The fecal occult blood test is not very sensitive, so it won't detect most cases of colon cancer.
Can colonoscopy be replaced with a simple blood test?
The blood test detects a genetic alteration that may identify people who are likely to develop the disease and who would benefit from additional screening; however, further research has to be done
What is a Coombs' test?
An indirect Coombs' test looks for antibodies to someone else's red blood cells in the patient's serum
