Essays Tagged: "FOBT"

Focal occult blood test (FOBT)

cholesterol, CBC, and a fecal occult blood test. The results were all normal, except for a positive FOBT. The risk for colon cancer polyps begins at age 50, and the diagnostic yield increases with age ... k 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 traditional guaiac reaction used in the lab for Uncl ...

(5 pages) 4158 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Science Essays