Lactoferrin, Fecal, Quantitative LACTOQN

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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Lactoferrin, Quantitative, Stool
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Lactoferrin, Quantitative, Stool
EPIC Order Name	Fecal Lactoferrin, Quantitative
Clinical Info	An in vitro diagnostic aid to distinguish patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) from those with inactive IBD, as well as from noninflammatory irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Specimen Type	Stool
Specimen Volume	1 g stool ( 0.5 g min) unpreserved random
Container	Stool Container
Collection Instructions	Container/Tube: Clean screw capped plastic vial Specimen: 1 g stool ( 0.5 g min) unpreserved random Transport Temperature: Refrigerate Stability: Refrigerate 14 days. Room temperature or frozen for 14 days.
Transport Instructions	Refrigerate
Specimen Stability	Refrigerate 14 days. Room temperature or frozen for 14 days.
Methodology	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
Days Performed
Performing Laboratory	LabCorp
CPT	83631
PDM	1559433
Result Interpretation • Baseline (normal): 0.00-7.24 • Elevated: >7.24 An elevated result is indicative of the presence of fecal lactoferrin, a marker of intestinal inflammation. A normal result does not exclude the presence of intestinal inflammation.
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