Test Details

Mnemonic

FFQ24

Ordering Code

3687800

CPT-4 Code(s)

82710

Specimen Information

Patient Preparation

The patient should be on a diet consisting of 50-150 g of fat per day for three days prior to the study. Avoid non-fat substitutes.

Collect

24 hour stool

Specimen Preparation

Submit entire 24-hour stool collection in a transport container, frozen.
Do not overfill container. If collection exceeds the 500 mL (500 g), use separate containers.

Minimum Volume

4 grams

Transport Temperature

Frozen

Rejection Criteria

Leaky specimens and specimens submitted in non screw capped containers.
Specimens containing barium, charcoal, specimens in media or preservatives.
Containers larger than 500 mL (500 g), such as paint cans. Random collections

Stability

Room temperature: 1 hour
Refrigerated: 96 hours
Frozen: 14 days

Methodology

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Reference Range

0 - 5 years: 0.0 - 2.0 g/24 h
6 years and older: 0.0 - 6.0 g/24 h
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Performing Laboratory

ARUP
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New York DOH Approval Status

Yes
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