Fecal occult blood testing
| Autor: | Richard N. Matzen |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Diagnostic methods medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General surgery Fecal occult blood Rectum Colonoscopy 030209 endocrinology & metabolism General Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Surgery Course of action 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Occult Blood medicine Humans Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage business |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate Medicine. 90:181-189 |
| ISSN: | 1941-9260 0032-5481 |
| Popis: | Fecal occult blood testing should be performed under optimal conditions to minimize false-positive test results. Obvious bleeding from the rectum or other sources during the test period should be investigated and testing should be postponed. When a fecal occult blood test is positive, colonoscopy is recommended as the definitive method of diagnosis and often of treatment. When a complete colonoscopy cannot be performed, sigmoidoscopy with air-contrast barium enema is the next best alternative for direct visualization of the distal bowel and indirect investigation of the proximal colon. |
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