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- guiac FOBT | guaiac faecal occult blood test | gFOBT
- en
- Definition "type of faecal occult blood test1 iwhich relies on a chemical reaction to produce the color change that gives a positive test and in which people need to change their diets and stop taking some kinds of medication before the test since they may also trigger the same chemical reaction and produce a false-positive result1faecal occult blood test [ IATE:1106207 ]" Reference "COM-Terminology Coordination, based on:Lab Tests Online. Fecal Occult Blood Test and Fecal Immunochemical Test, https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fecal-occult-blood/tab/sample/ & https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/fecal-occult-blood/tab/test/ [30.5.2016]"
- Comment "a positive test result indicates that abnormal bleeding is occurring somewhere in the digestive tract. This blood loss could be due to ulcers, diverticulosis, polyps, inflammatory bowel disease, haemorrhoids, blood swallowed due to bleeding gums or nosebleeds, or benign or cancerous tumours.See also:- faecal immunochemical test [ IATE:3564299 ]"