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Rapid Tests / FAECES SAMPLES / Fecal Occult Blood
Instructions for
collecting
FECALOCCULT
BLOOD
Important
PLEASE READCAREFULLY
Flush the toilet to
clean it. Sit in an
opposite posture to
the usual you adopt
when you defecate
(see figure) in order
tomake the fecal
sample collection
easier.
1
2
Open the cap
of the bottle by
twisting it.
Collect a
stool sample
by scraping
the stick on
the stool 3-6
times.
Insert the stick
back in the
bottle and twist
the cap closed.
Shake the
bottle and
store it up to
5 days in the
refrigerator
(2-8ºC), until
the sample is
returned to
the lab.
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4
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PROCEDURE
Instructions for the Laboratory
1
Phase
2
Phase
3
Phase
4
Phase
3Drops
5Min.
Instructions for the patient
Results
C T
C T
C T C T
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
INVALID
No dietary restrictions are required
before conducting the test.
Do not perform the test during
menstruation or if you have
hemorrhoids.
Avoid contaminanting the sample
with urine.
If necessary, place tissue paper in
the toilet bowl to deposit stool on
it, to collect the stool sample easily.
