Fecal blood test

American Cancer Society guidelines for average-risk individuals include annual occult fecal blood testing starting at age 50 years and examination of the colon every 5 or 10 years depending on the procedure. [Pg.702]

As mentioned earlier, blood losses from menstruation can result in iron deficiency and anemia. Other sources of blood loss arc important as well. The normal rate of blood loss in the feces is 0,5 to 1.0 ml/day. intestinal blood losses can increase in certain cancers. About 60% of the cancers of the colon and rectum lead to further blood losses of 2 to 10 ml/day. The fecal blood test is universally used to screen for the presence of cancer of the gastrointestinal tract- In the absence of periodic testing, cancer may first present as iron deficiency anemia. Duodenal and gastric ulcers, as well as hemorrhoids, arc extremely common sources of blood loss and can result in iron depletion. Aspirin, when consumed in large amounts, can provoke bleeding of the gastrointestinal tract, resulting In blood losses of 1 to 5 ml/day. [Pg.759]

Fatty acid synthetase, 183 Fatty acid transport, 215-216,12D, 777-774 Falty liver, 293 alcoholism, 250-251 choline deficiency, 3l7 Fatty streak, 360, 636 Fecal blood test, 84 Feedback inhibition, 256 Feeding center, brain, 103-104 Fenton reaction, 627.635,903 Fermentative metabolism, 159,181-182, 233-243... [Pg.986]

Abd Mildly distended, tender to deep palpation, decreased bowel sounds, (+) hepatosplenomegaly and fecal occult blood test... [Pg.333]

Effective colorectal cancer screening programs incorporate annual fecal occult blood testing in combination with regular examination of the entire colon starting at age 50 for average-risk individuals and should be recommended by all health care providers. [Pg.1341]

Positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT)... [Pg.1344]

FOBT Fecal occult blood test HMG-CoA Hydroxy-methylglutaryl coenzyme A... [Pg.1555]

Initial hematocrit and fecal occult blood test within 3 mo of starting regular chronic therapy repeat every 6-12 mo (more frequently in high-risk patients (>65 years, peptic ulcer disease, concurrent steroids or anticoagulants) electrolytes, creatinine, and BUN within 3 mo of starting regular chronictherapy repeat every 6-12 mo... [Pg.357]

Initial CBC and fecal occult blood test within 3 months of starting regular chronic therapy repeat q6-12 months (more frequently in high-risk patients)... [Pg.625]

The use of fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) annually or bian-... [Pg.2391]

If colonoscopy is not available or feasible, DCBE alone or together with flexible sigmoidoscopy are acceptable alternatives. DCBE, double-contrast barium enema FOBT, fecal occult blood testing. [Pg.2393]

Johnson, D. A. 1989. Fecal occult blood testing. Problems, pitfalls and diagnostic concerns. Postgraduate Medicine 85 287-299. [Pg.114]

Rice, J. E., and S. L. Me. 1994. Effects of diet on fecal occult blood testing in healthy dogs. Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research 5 134-137. [Pg.114]

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