Test directory: Malabsorption Eval Panel, Feces

Ordering Code 7928
Test Name Malabsorption Eval Panel, Feces
Alias Malabsorption stool
Preferred Specimen Stool
Preferred Container Two sterile leak-proof containers
Optimum Volume 9 g per container
Collection Instructions Two containers of stool specimen required
Specimen cannot be collected from a diaper.
Handling Instructions Specimen must be split prior to transport
Freeze immediately
Testing cannot be added on to a previously collected specimen.
Transport Requirements Oahu: Frozen
Airline: Frozen
Specimen Stability Ambient: Not Stable
Refrigerated: Not Stable
Frozen: 7 Days
Rejection Criteria Urine and feces mixed, Specimens collected from diapers,
Feces collected in any preservative or fixative
Avail. Stat NO
Analytic Time 7 Days
Methodology A1AF: Nephelometry; CALPR, ELASF: Enzyme-Linked
Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA); UREDF: Benedict's Copper
Reduction Reaction
Reference Lab  Mayo Medical Lab

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of March 18, 2026.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin, F ALL See report.
Calprotectin, F ALL See report.
Pancreatic Elastase, F ALL See report.
Reducing Substance, F ALL See report.