The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Fat, Fecal Qualitative
Order Code: EXFAT
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Random Stool
Collection Medium:
Feces specimen, random stool container 


Minimum:


Adult Preferred Minimum:  5 g random stoll
Adult Absolute Minimum:  1 g random stool


Rejection Criteria:


Specimens containing foreign material.


Analytic Time:


4 working days


Reference Range:


Normal


Comments:


Upon collection, sample must be frozen within 1 hour or refrigerated up 
to 36 hours.


Methodology:


Microscopic/Stain/Heat


CPT Code:


82705




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Updated: 07/15/2008

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