Change in HemaPrompt Point of Care (POC) Fecal and Gastric Occult Blood Testing, Friday, February 23, 2024

Effective Friday February 23rd, 2024

The yellow HemaPrompt fecal occult blood cards are being replaced by green HemaPrompt FG cards, capable of testing fecal or gastric samples. These guaiac-based testing cards are primarily used for point of care testing within the hospital. The yellow cards can be used until supply is used up.

The stores number for ordering green cards is PS# 199569.

This impacts the following tests:

• Occult Blood, Fecal – Diagnostic [LAB9427]
• Occult Blood (Guaiac), Stool, Point of Care, Diagnostic [POC39]
• POC Gastric Occult, Blood [POC98]
• Affiliate POC Hemoccult, Diagnostic [SPL514]
• Affiliate POC Gastric Occult Blood [SPL703]

Note that this change does NOT impact the Quidel fecal occult blood immunoassay used for colorectal cancer screening.

Questions should be directed to Matthew Krasowski, MD, PhD, medical director of the Clinical Chemistry Laboratory (384-9380, matthew-krasowski@uiowa.edu).