Fecal Fat, Quantitative, 72 Hour FFQU72
| Method(s) | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy |
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| Specimen Required | |
| Collect | 72-hour stool. Refrigerate during collection. Provide patient 2-3 Timed Stool Collection Kits. |
| Transport | Submit entire 72 hour stool collection in the approved transport containers. |
| Remarks | The patient should be on a diet consisting of 50-150 g of fat per day for three days prior to the study. Non-absorbable fat substitutes, such as Olestra, should be avoided prior to collection. |
| Stability | Ambient: 1 hour; Refrigerated: 96 hours; Frozen: 2 weeks |
| Unacceptable Conditions | Specimens containing barium or charcoal; specimens in media or preservative. Containers larger than 500 mL (500 g), such as paint cans, will be rejected and discarded. Random collections. |
| Schedule | Daily |
| Billing Code | 5011133 |
| CPTCode | 82710 |
| Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
| Reference Interval | |
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0-5 years: 0.0-2.0 g/24h |
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