Fecal Fat, Total, Quantitative
Test code
CPT code(s)*
Test resources
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Details
Methodology
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Alternative name(s)
Split Fats,Unesterfied Fatty Acids,Lipids, Stool
Specimen requirements | |
|---|---|
| Patient preparation | Patient should be on a diet including 100 grams of fat per day for 3 days prior to collection and during collection period. |
| Preferred specimen(s) | 72 hour stool collected in a 1 gallon plastic, leak-proof, screw-cap container |
| Alternative specimen(s) | 24 hour or 48 hour stool |
| Minimum volume | 3 gram |
| Collection instructions | Send entire collection sample - Use a 1 gallon plastic, leak-proof, screw-cap container (Warehouse item #2614). Record total collection time (24, 48, or 72 hours) and weight on test requisition. If entire collection is sent to the lab, the lab will verify weight of sample. Keep refrigerated during collection. Do not submit specimen in metal paint cans, as processing poses a safety hazard. Specimens received in paint cans will be rejected. |
| Transport container | Leak-proof screw-cap container |
| Transport temperature | Frozen |
| Specimen stability | Room temperature: 7 days Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 28 days |
| Reject criteria | Specimens received in paint cans |
Reference ranges are provided as general guidance only. To interpret test results use the reference range in the laboratory report.
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