Specimen:

Feces

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

Absolute minimum is 5 grams.
Prefer 48 hr or 72 hr collection (24 hr accepted)
All specimens required to be in special containers available from 
Specimen Control, 6240 RCP.
Specimen container should not be filled more than one-half full.
Do not freeze until collection is completed.  Keep frozen until 
delivered to lab.

Rejection Criteria:

Specimens in unapproved containers.

Delivery Instructions:

Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after
collection period is completed.

Specimen
Instructions:

Keep sample refrigerated during collection.

Analytic Time:

1 week

Reference Range:

2 - 7 g/24 hour and/or < 20% of total solids

Comments:

Indicate length of collection period on requisition.
Barium interferes with test procedure; wait 48 hours after Barium 
procedure before starting collection.
For 3 days prior to and during the collection period:
A. Patient should be on a fat-controlled diet (100-150 g fat per day).
B. No laxatives (particularly mineral oil and castor oil).
C. No synthetic fat substitutes (eg, Olestra) or fat-blocking
   nutritional supplements.
Babies:  Feces can be collected from diaper; small amounts of urine do 
not interfere.

Methodology:

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

CPT Code:

82710