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What is a Gastrointestinal Stool tested GWAY-ak positive?
guaiac positive stool
What are guaiac slides used to detect?
to occult blood in the stool
What is the cpt code for occult blood in stool three guaiac test cards?
843
What would a postitive guaiac test indicate?
Could mean Hemophilia, a positive guaiac test means that there's hidden blood in the stool (blood that you may not be able to see with your own eyes).
How much blood is needed for occult blood in stool to be positive?
There's no range in guaiac testing. The choices of results are negative or positive.
PR's GI response to EN and steroid therapy?
Steroids are ulcerogenic, and any patient on steroids needs each stool guaiac tested. If stools are guaiac positive, notify the physician to obtain a prescription for H2-receptor blockers, PPI, or sucralfate (carafate).
If there is no blood or black in your stool why need a colonoscopy?
It's great that there's no blood in your stool, but many patients can have colon cancer or precancerous colon lesions without having a positive guaiac test. Because so many cases are missed by the test for hidden blood in the stool, colonoscopy makes sense.
What does guaiac mean?
Guaiac-positive discharge means that there was blood in the discharge. This test may be used for breast discharge.
What is guaiac?
The Resin of a tree used as a reagent in tests for the presence of blood
What does the fecal occult blood test examine?
At home, after having a bowel movement, the patient is asked to swipe a sample of stool obtained with a small stick on a card. After three such specimens are on the card, the card is then easily chemically tested for occult blood also.
How can you use the word stool in a sentence?
i sat on a stool. the stool was very high. the stool was brown.
Which of the following is the primary purpose of a guaiac test?
Detect occult Blood in fecal matter.
