Test directory: Malabsorption Eval Panel, Feces

Ordering Code7928
Test NameMalabsorption Eval Panel, Feces
AliasMalabsorption stool
Preferred SpecimenStool
Preferred ContainerTwo sterile leak-proof containers
Optimum Volume9 g per container
Collection InstructionsTwo containers of stool specimen required
Specimen cannot be collected from a diaper.
Handling InstructionsSpecimen must be split prior to transport
Freeze immediately
Testing cannot be added on to a previously collected specimen.
Transport RequirementsOahu: Frozen
Airline: Frozen
Specimen StabilityAmbient: Not Stable
Refrigerated: Not Stable
Frozen: 7 Days
Rejection CriteriaUrine and feces mixed, Specimens collected from diapers,
Feces collected in any preservative or fixative
Avail. StatNO
Analytic Time7 Days
MethodologyA1AF: Nephelometry; CALPR, ELASF: Enzyme-Linked
Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA); UREDF: Benedict's Copper
Reduction Reaction
Reference Lab Mayo Medical Lab
Insurance Pre-Authorization HAWAII MEDICAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of November 21, 2024.
ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin, FALLSee report.
Calprotectin, FALLSee report.
Pancreatic Elastase, FALLSee report.
Reducing Substance, FALLSee report.