Fat, Fecal Qualitative, Random Stool

Fat, Fecal Qualitative

Order Code:	EXFAT
Epic Lab Code:	LAB3109
Order Form:	A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req

Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527

Specimen:

Random Stool

Collection Medium:

Feces specimen, stool container

Minimum:

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

Rejection Criteria:

Specimens submitted in any transport media or preservatives. Pill bottles, containers intended or used for food, or containers with wax lining.

Analytic Time:

2 working days upon receipt at reference laboratory

Reference Range:

Normal

Interpretive Data:

Neutral fats include the monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides while split fats are the free fatty acids that are liberated from them. Impaired synthesis or secretion of pancreatic enzymes or bile may cause an increase in neutral fats while an increase in split fats suggests impaired absorption of nutrients.

Comments:

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

Methodology:

Microscopic/Stain/Heat

CPT Code:

82705