Hemoglobin
A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) checks for blood in a sample of your stool (poop). It's called occult (hidden) blood because you can't see it just by looking at it. And fecal means that it is in your stool.
A fecal occult blood test is commonly used as a screening test to help find colorectal cancer before you have symptoms. The test may also be used to check for other conditions that can cause gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of MedicineNormal range
No published reference range from a named lab yet.
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- Code
- LOINC 29771-3
- Also known as
- Haemoglobin, Hb, Hemoglobin, Hgb, gastro lower
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