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Cathartic Laxatives Profile, Stool
Test CodeAlias/See Also
MAGNESIUM STOOL
PHOSPHORUS STOOL
CPT Codes
83735, 84100<br><strong>This test is not available for New York patient testing.</strong>
Includes
Preferred Specimen
Minimum Volume
Transport Container
Transport Temperature
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
Methodology
Ion Coupled Plasma/Optical Emission Spectrophotometry (ICP/OES)
FDA Status
This test was developed and its performance characteristics have been determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
This test is not available for New York patient testing.
Setup Schedule
Report Available
Reference Range
Magnesium:
Magnesium concentrations in stool water above the normal levels of 0.7-1.2 mg/mL have been indicative of surreptitious abuse of magnesium containing laxatives.
NMS Labs calculated normal:
Approximately 0.5-10 mg/g (based on the reported range of magnesium eliminated per day in stool and the range of stool mass per day in adults).
Not for clinical diagnostic purposes.
Phosphorus:
Phosphorus concentrations in stool water averaged 1.8 +/- 0.3 mg/mL (ranged from 0.3-4.2 mg/mL) following administration of 105 mmol of sodium phosphate.
NMS Labs calculated normal:
Approximately 1.4-2.2 mg/g (based on the reported range of phosphorus eliminated per day in stool and the range of stool mass per day in adults).
Not for clinical diagnostic purposes.
Clinical Significance
Performing Laboratory
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