ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Fat, Fecal Qualitative : 0020385

Mnemonic: FECFAT

Methodology: Microscopic/Stain/Heat
Performed: Sun-Sat
Reported: 1-2 days
Specimen Required: Collect:  Random stool.

Storage/Transport Temperature:  5 g aliquot of random stool in a clean unpreserved stool transport vial (ARUP Supply #40910), frozen. (Min: 1 g) 

Unacceptable Conditions:  Specimens submitted in any transport media or preservatives.

Stability (collection to initiation of testing):  Ambient: 1 hour; Refrigerated: 96 hours; Frozen: 2 weeks
Reference Interval:
Normal
Interpretive Data: Neutral fats include the monoglycerides, diglycerides, and triglycerides while split fats are the free fatty acids that are liberated from them. Impaired synthesis or secretion of pancreatic enzymes or bile may cause an increase in neutral fats while an increase in split fats suggests impaired absorption of nutrients.
CPT Code(s): 82705
Cross References: Fatty Acid, Stool, Fecal Fat Stain, Fecal Fat, Qualitative, Neutral Fat, Stool, Qualitative Fat, Sudan IV Stain, Stool
 
 

 

 

 
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