Test Details

Mnemonic

FFQ72

Ordering Code

3687880

CPT-4 Code(s)

82710

Specimen Information

Patient Preparation

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

Collect

72 hour stool

Specimen Preparation

Submit entire 72-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

Specimens containing preservatives.
Leaking containers.
Specimens submitted in non screw capped containers.
Specimens containing barium, charcoal, specimens in media or preservatives.
Containers larger than 500 mL (500 g).
Random collections

Stability

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

Methodology

Nuclear Magnetic Resonace 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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