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Fecal Fat, Qualitative

Test Code
001677


Alias/See Also
Fatty Acid, Stool; Fecal Fat Stain; Neutral Fat, Stool; Qualitative Fat


CPT Codes
82705

Preferred Specimen
Stool (fresh random)


Minimum Volume
0.5 g


Instructions
Do NOT contaminate outside of container; do not overfill container.


Transport Container
Plastic screw-cap vial


Transport Temperature
Refrigerate at 2(degrees)C to 8(degrees)C.


Specimen Stability
14 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen contaminated with urine and/or water; specimen on outside of container; specimen containing interfering substances (eg, castor oil, bismuth, Metamucil(R), barium)


Methodology
Microscopic examination following staining with Oil Red O

Setup Schedule
& reported Monday thru Friday - 1st shift




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