Essays Tagged: "guaiac"

Focal occult blood test (FOBT)

ic yield increases with age. A positive FOBT indicates blood in the stool, however, the traditional guaiac reaction used in the lab for Uncle Buck’s case has some interferences associated with it ... but rather a discrepancy with the screening methods.The FOBT has traditionally been performed using guaiac-based methods that detect the peroxidase activity of heme in blood and other peroxidases (3). ...

(5 pages) 4142 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Science Essays