Faecal Occult blood

Description: 
Detection of blood in faeces using an immunochemical assay (FIT)
Related condition or disease: 
Immunochemistry (Proteins), Faecal Occult blood
Reference range: 

"Normal faeces reported as

negative"

Department: 
Reference Biochemistry Department
Location: 
King's College Hospital
Sample type and Volume required: 
Fresh stool sample Plain Universal container
Turnaround time: 
1 day
Criteria for acceptance / rejections of sample
Storage and transport: 
"Some oral medication such as aspirin, corticosteroids, reserpine phenylbutazone, inomethavin etc can cause gastrointestinal irritation and subsequent occult bleeding in some patients. Ascorbic acid in amounts >250 mg per day may cause false negativ"
Contacts:
Reference Biochemistry Department at King's College Hospital
020 3299 4107
King's College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS
Metabolic Laboratory at King's College Hospital
020 3299 4128
King's College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS
For clinical advice or interpretation of results, please contact the laboratory in the first instance.
Laboratory: 
Metabolic Laboratory at King's

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Last updated: 07/08/2015