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Cathartic Laxatives Profile, Stool
Test Code3141
CPT Codes
83735, 84100<br /> <strong>This test is not available for New York patient testing.</strong>
Includes
Magnesium, Phosphorus
Preferred Specimen
10 g stool collected in an acid-washed or trace metal-free plastic container
Minimum Volume
10 g
Transport Container
Plastic container (acid-washed or trace metal-free)
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 30 days
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
Magnesium: Wed; Phosphorus: Mon-Fri
Report Available
Magnesium: 14 days after set up; Phosphorus: 7 days after se
Clinical Significance
Compliance or abuse monitoring (laxative). Not for clinical diagnostic purposes.
Performing Laboratory
| NMS Labs |
| 200 Welsh Road |
| Horsham, PA 19044 |
Last Updated: November 6, 2024
