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LAB8093
Lab Dept
Core Lab
Performing Laboratory
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: BLOODY feces
Container/Tube:
Preferred: Plastic, screw-capped container
Acceptable: Diaper or soiled bedding
Collection Volume: 1 gram
If specimen is soaked into diaper/bedding send article that specimen has soaked into.
Patient Preparation: None
Sample Rejection:
Tarry or brown stool.
Mislabeled or unlabeled specimens.
Special Instructions:
Specimen must be grossly bloody (either pink or red).
Send specimen to lab promptly.
Logistics
Day(s) Test Set Up: Monday-Sunday
Cut-off time: None; performed as received
Turnaround Time: Same day; 2 hours from receipt in lab
Lab Testing Section: Hematology
Interpretive
Reference Range: Negative (Indicates maternal blood was swallowed)
Critical Values: None established
Limitations: NA
Methodology: Dye
Additional Information
For SLCH Laboratory use only
Lab Processing instructions: DO NOT SPIN. Give all specimen to the technologist on Coag/UA bench.
Processed Volume: NA
Analyte Stability:
Ambient: 2 days
Refrigerated: 3 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
NOTES: Medical Director approval required for specimens received on patients >1 week old.
General Information
EPIC order name: APT Test Stool (EPIC Test # LAB8093)
Cerner order name: Apt Test Stool
CPT Codes: 83033
LOINC Value: NA
Synonyms:
Last Reviewed
June 2024