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1. Treatments for Fecal Incontinence: A Review of the Research for Adults (pdf file)
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   July 01, 2016 - Stool sometimes leaks by accident. The stool may be solid or liquid. … Stool is the waste that passes out of your body during a bowel movement. … Stool is made of undigested food and mucus. … � Swollen blood vessels in and around the lower rectum and anus (called hemorrhoids) � A condition … This could lead to blood clots and leaky blood vessels, very low blood pressure, and damage to your

2. Colorectal-Cancer-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2012 - Food and Drug Administration FIT Fecal immunochemical test FOBT Fecal occult blood test (usually used … Immunochemical based fecal occult blood test (FOBT) or fecal immunochemical test (FIT)—An assay to detect … Occult blood is then detected using an antibody specific for human hemoglobin. … Stool DNA and occult blood testing for screen detection of colorectal neoplasia. … Fecal DNA versus fecal occult blood for colorectal-cancer screening in an average-risk population.

3. Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   May 18, 2011 - options in screening for CRC include: colonoscopy every 10 years; high-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult-blood … immunohistochemical testing (FIT) annually; and flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years with or without fecal blood … ; DCBE = double-contrast barium enema; FIT = fecal immunohistochemical testing; FOBT = fecal occult-blood … computerized tomographic colonography; FIT = fecal immunohistochemical testing; FOBT = fecal occult-blood … Performance improvements of stool-based screening tests. [Review].

4. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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   May 18, 2011 - options in screening for CRC include: colonoscopy every 10 years; high- sensitivity guaiac fecal occult-blood … immunohistochemical testing (FIT) annually; and flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years with or without fecal blood … DCBE = double-contrast barium enema; FIT = fecal immunohistochemical testing; FOBT = fecal occult-blood … computerized tomographic colonography; FIT = fecal immunohistochemical testing; FOBT = fecal occult-blood … Performance improvements of stool-based screening tests. [Review].

5. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections (pdf file)
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   May 01, 2017 - 15 times) throughout the day and night � Cramping and pain in your belly that may be severe � Blood … Vancomycin (Vancocin®) ��Nausea ��Pain in the belly ��Low potassium in the blood Fidaxomicin (Dificid … ®) ��Nausea ��Low white blood cell count ��Vomiting (neutropenia) ��Pain in the belly ��Bleeding in … To do this, your health care professional takes a small amount of stool containing healthy bacteria … The stool may come from a close family member or from a healthy donor from a stool bank.

6. Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average Risk Adults. (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2012 - DNA from stool. … DNA from stool. … Fecal Occult blood test: the importance of proper evaluation. … Accuracy of fecal occult blood test interpretation: National Polyp Study Work Group. … Failure of Health Care Professionals to Interpret Fecal Occult Blood Tests Accurately.

7. Translation of a C. difficile Treatment Clinical Pathway Into Machine-Readable Clinical Decision Support Artifacts Prototyped for Electronic Health Record Implementation (pdf file)
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   November 01, 2019 - fever, high white blood cell count, >= 3 documented liquid stools in 24 hours) -- excluded O1: Stop … ' o Contains a list of medications used as stool softeners and laxatives (e.g. docusate, glycerin) … Diff to the Problem List  Nursing order Document stool volume, frequency, and consistency (Bristol … Stool Scale)  Nursing order Isolation precautions  Oral Vancomycin ALLERGY/INTOLERANCE? … Diff to the Problem List  Nursing order Document stool volume, frequency, and consistency (Bristol

8. Treating Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   January 21, 2016 - difficulty starting or stopping, or a weak flow) Pain in your lower back Pain when you ejaculate Blood … PSA blood test: This blood test tells how much PSA (a protein made by the prostate gland) is in your … blood. … During checkups, your doctor may do a digital rectal exam, a PSA blood test, a biopsy, or other tests … You may need surgery to fix the hernia. § Such as diarrhea, blood in the stool, leaking stool from the

9. Prostate-Cancer-Therapies-Update Consumer (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2016 - � PSA blood test: This blood test tells how much PSA (a protein made by the prostate gland) is in … your blood. … During checkups, your doctor may do a digital rectal exam, a PSA blood test, a biopsy, or other tests … § Such as diarrhea, blood in the stool, leaking stool from the rectum, and rectal pain. … § § Such as needing to urinate more often, a burning feeling when urinating, and blood in the urine

10. Siminoff_ECCS2012 (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2012 - .”  “Blood in the stool is the result of eating too many tomatoes.”  The most common concern of patients … ”    “Blood in  the stool  is an indication  of several  serious diseases.”  The most common

11. Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 14, 2012 - individuals with diabetes and gastroparesis, digestion of food is unpredictable, and wild swings in blood … decrease in a person’s normal frequency of stools that is accompanied by straining, difficulty passing stool … Investigation with colonoscopy is indicated if fecal occult blood or iron deficiency anemia are detected … include the lack of radiation exposure when the capsule is passed spontaneously and is observed in the stool … , sex, race, weight, prior testing, type of disease [diabetic, idiopathic, etc.], use of narcotics, blood

12. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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    March 14, 2012 - individuals with diabetes and gastroparesis, digestion of food is unpredictable, and wild swings in blood … decrease in a person’s normal frequency of stools that is accompanied by straining, difficulty passing stool … Investigation with colonoscopy is indicated if fecal occult blood or iron deficiency anemia are detected … include the lack of radiation exposure when the capsule is passed spontaneously and is observed in the stool … sex, race, weight, prior testing, type of disease [diabetic, idiopathic, etc.], use of narcotics, blood

13. PEPTIC ULCER #11 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2015 - rifaximin group also reported improvements of 8.1% to 9.2% in individual symptoms (abdominal pain, stool … Investigators detected abrasions in 95% of patients with 22.8% of patients experiencing oozing blood … megacolon, secondary bowel ischemia, and perforation), that have resulted in hospitalization and, rarely, blood … on the Bristol Stool Scale. … Secondary endpoints included proportion of responders for individual symptoms: abdominal pain, stool

14. Wireless-Motility-Capsule Executive (pdf file)
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    May 01, 2013 - individuals with diabetes and gastroparesis, digestion of food is unpredictable, and wild swings in blood … a decrease in a person’s normal frequency of stools accompanied by straining, difficulty passing stool … patients over 50 who have never received a screening colonoscopy, and those who have fecal occult blood … No study reported a measure of weight, blood sugar, or smoking status at baseline. … Do stool form and frequency correlate with whole-gut and colonic transit?

15. Gastrointestinal Bleeding | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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16. Fiber Intake and Laxation Outcomes (pdf file)
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    August 15, 2023 - materials, and they must have an established physiological health benefit,6 such as improvement in blood … Hyperglycemia and related conditions, including type 2 diabetes o Dyslipidemia o Hypertension/high blood … Fecal frequency (e.g., number of defecations per week) o Gastrointestinal transit time  Bristol stool … scale (stool consistency)  Dye, marker studies o Fecal output, weight/bulk (g/day) o Ease of

17. Infectious Disease Including HIV/AIDS #09 (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2013 - Reported costs associated with screening donor blood and stool for contagious agents, preparation of … Screening, collection, and preparation of the stool would be additional costs. … having polyps removed if they are detected. 62 Patients can also be screened using fecal occult blood … Reported costs associated with screening donor blood and stool for contagious agents, preparation of … Screening, collection, and preparation of the stool would be additional costs.

18. Value Dossier (pdf file)
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    June 19, 2020 - Fecal incontinence (FI) is defined as the involuntary discharge of gas, liquid or solid stool and is … (where a patient maintains almost total control of bowel movements but experiences some leakage of stool … Injection of Solesta® into blood vessels may cause vascular occlusion.9 How Supplied and Stored … METHODS: Seven adults with ARM and incontinence to loose stool at least once weekly and without rectal … Episodes of both solid and liquid stool incontinence decreased.

19. Blood-based Tests for Multiple Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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    June 05, 2024 - usual care screening as follows: mammography (breast), direct visualization such as colonoscopy or stool-based … test"[tiab:~0] OR "blood-based testing"[tiab:~0] OR "blood-based tests"[tiab:~0] OR "blood biomarker … test"[tiab:~0] OR "blood-based testing"[tiab:~0] OR "blood-based tests"[tiab:~0] OR "blood biomarker … test"[tiab:~0] OR "blood-based testing"[tiab:~0] OR "blood-based tests"[tiab:~0] OR "blood biomarker … test"[tiab:~0] OR "blood-based testing"[tiab:~0] OR "blood-based tests"[tiab:~0] OR "blood biomarker

20. Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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