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Fecal Lipids, Total
MessageMust provide Collection duration and total weight at time of order.
Test Code
FATSTQT
Quest Code
455
Alias/See Also
455
CPT Codes
82710
Preferred Specimen
10 gram of a 24, 48 or 72 hour stool collection
Patient Preparation
Patient should be on a diet including 100 grams of fat per day for 3 days prior to collection and during collection period.
Minimum Volume
3 gram
Other Acceptable Specimens
24 hour or 48 hour stool
Instructions
Send entire collection sample to lab- Use a 1 gallon plastic, leak-proof, screw-cap container (Warehouse item #2614). Record total collection time (24, 48, or 72 hours) and weight on test requisition. The lab staff will verify weight of sample and aliquot sample for transport to QNI. Keep refrigerated during collection.
Do not submit specimen in metal paint cans, as processing poses a safety hazard. Specimens received in paint cans will be rejected.
Do not submit specimen in metal paint cans, as processing poses a safety hazard. Specimens received in paint cans will be rejected.
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimens received in paint cans
Methodology
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Sun-Thurs; Report available: 1-3 days
Limitations
Up to 12 grams of fat may be malabsorbed among patients with diarrhea even when the diarrhea is not attributable to fat malabsorption.
Reference Range
<7.0 g/24 h
Clinical Significance
Increased in disease of the pancreas, cystic fibrosis, celiac syndrome, bile duct obstruction, diarrhea, and lipase deficiency.
Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
33608 Ortega Highway
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92690-6130