Catalog ID Red Sub F Reducing Substances - Fecal
Additional Codes
CPOE: Ref Reducing Substances - Fecal
DOE: Ref Red Sub F
Specimen
5 grams stool in unpreserved stool transport vial, frozen
Rejection Criteria
Diapers, stool containing barium, specimen in media or preservatives, room temperature specimen, specimen refrigerated >7 days, insufficient quantity, unlabelled specimen
Interpretative Information
May suggest that a reducing substance is present in stool.
Performing Lab
ARUP Laboratories
Turn-Around-Time
1-2 days from ARUP specimen receipt
Reference Values
Normal= negative or trace
Abnormal= 1+ through 4+