Essays Tagged: "diagnostic performance"

Focal occult blood test (FOBT)

all normal, except for a positive FOBT. The risk for colon cancer polyps begins at age 50, and the diagnostic yield increases with age. A positive FOBT indicates blood in the stool, however, the trad ... enced personnel should carry out G-FOBT. Guaiac-based FOBT has a lower sensitivity and thus limited diagnostic performance for detecting colon cancer. The G-FOBT is used only for blood in stool, not i ...

(5 pages) 4142 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Science Essays