Fecal Fat, Total, Quantitative QFFTOT
Method(s) | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | 72 hour stool. Also acceptable: 24 hour or 48 hour stool. |
Transport | Submit entire 72 hour stool frozen (Min: 3 gram). * Collection Instructions *
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Remarks | Patient Preparation Patient should be on a diet including 100 grams of fat per day for 3 days prior to collection and during collection period. |
Stability | Ambient: 7 days Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 28 days |
Unacceptable Conditions | Specimens received in paint cans |
Schedule | Split Fats, Unesterfied Fatty Acids, Lipids, Stool |
CPTCode | 82710 |
Notes | Performing Laboratory-Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Less than 7.0 g/24 h |