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61. Appendix E. Culture Type Map to Procedure Types | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Manuscript TYPE CABG HIP KNEE HERNIA URINE         BLOOD … 1 1 1 1 STOOL         SPUTUM         NARES         …   TONGUE         COCCYX         CHEEK         DONOR BLOOD

62. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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    July 20, 2021 - (ie, guaiac fecal occult blood test [gFOBT], fecal immunochemical test [FIT], stool DNA with a FIT [ … For KQ3, there were no hypothesized serious harms for stool-, blood-, or serum-based tests beyond test … Stool DNA and occult blood testing for screen detection of colorectal neoplasia. … Performance of multitarget stool DNA testing in African American patients. … Multitarget stool DNA testing for colorectal-cancer screening.

63. Screening for Colorectal Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2008 - fecal occult blood test- ing and fecal DNA testing. … stool tests for blood (SENSA, fecal immunochemical testing) (23). … Compared with the older stool tests (for example, Hemoc- cult II), the newer stool-based tests are more … FO B T � fecal occult blood testing. … New stool screening tests for colorectal cancer. Digestion. 2007;76:26-33. [PMID: 17947816] 25.

64. III. Intervention Steps and Tools | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - Spanish) 4.b-3 Web Links to CDC Patient Information on CRC Screening 4.b-4 Stool Test Kit Request … Card 4.c-1 Letter to Patient for Responding to Stool Test Kit Requests 4.d-1 Reminder Letter to … Sustaining support of a stool test kit supplier. … test (e.g., a fecal occult blood test [FOBT], a fecal immunochemical test [FIT], or similar stool test … iii Also referred to as followup colonoscopy to a positive stool test screen.

65. 2. Description of the Intervention (continued) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    April 01, 2018 - flexible sigmoidoscopy or double contrast barium enema within the previous 5 years, or a fecal occult blood … test (FOBT), FIT, or similar stool test within the previous year). … ) and those receiving the stool test kit directly (Wave 2b, sent at the end of July). … test positive form to each practice that had patients with a positive stool test result. … We sent the stool test negative form to each practice that had patients with a negative stool test result

66. Patient-carried card prompts vs computer-generated prompts to remind private practice physicians to perform health maintenance measures | AHRQ Digital Healthcare Research: Informing Improvement in Care Quality, Safety, and Efficiency
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    September 12, 1994 - There was a 5% decrease in the performance of stool for occult blood in the card group (28% vs. 23%)

67. Session 2 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Sometimes liquid stool can come out around retained stool and appear to be diarrhea, so it is important … Swollen, puffy, or red skin might be a sign of a skin infection, of a blood clot deep inside, or of excess … Vital Signs Vital signs include temperature, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and pulse rate. … Vital signs —Record the resident's blood pressure and heart rate and look for any changes in breathing … Shift-to-shift Comparisons Your nursing center probably has a place to record your resident's blood

68. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 01, 2014 - On hospital day 14, the patient's hemoglobin dropped by 2 g/dL, and dark red liquid stool was noted … The heparin infusion was stopped, and the patient was transfused with two units of packed red blood … Flexi-Seal fecal management system (ConvaTec); Bowel Management System (Hollister); and DigniCare Stool … anticoagulation, one wonders whether asking the patient about rectal pain or early signs of heme-positive stool … Fecal management systems, which involve rectal tubes that divert stool to an external collection bag,

69. Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture | PSNet
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    January 29, 2020 - Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture. PSNet [internet]. … Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood Culture. PSNet [internet]. … As part of the infectious workup performed in the emergency department (ED), blood cultures and stool … The following morning, her stool test returned positive for Clostridium difficile ( C. difficile ), … Contaminant blood cultures and resource utilization.

70. Colonic Polyps | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    If you have symptoms, they may include blood on your underwear or on toilet paper after a bowel movement … , blood in your stool, or constipation or diarrhea lasting more than a week.

71. Session 1 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - She has high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis. She is also being treated for depression. … Recently she had diarrhea, was incontinent of liquid stool, was placed in adult briefs, and nursing assistants … Stool tests showed that she had a bowel infection with Clostridium difficile . … Her blood pressure had been normal for her at 130/80, but her pulse rate was higher than her usual 70 … Make sure that needed equipment is available—the blood pressure cuff and stethoscope, the pulse oximeter

72. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities, Module 1 (pdf file)
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    June 01, 2012 - She has high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis. She is also being treated for depression. … Recently she had diarrhea, was incontinent of liquid stool, was placed in adult briefs, and nursing … Stool tests showed that she had a bowel infection with Clostridium difficile. … Sometimes liquid stool can come out around retained stool and appear to be diarrhea, so it is important … Vital Signs Vital signs include temperature, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and pulse rate.

73. Stomach Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    In advanced cases, there may be blood in your stool, vomiting, unexplained weight loss, jaundice, or … Doctors diagnose stomach cancer with a physical exam, blood and imaging tests, an endoscopy, and a biopsy

74. Ulcerative Colitis | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    February 25, 2014 - The most common symptoms are pain in the abdomen and blood or pus in diarrhea. … Doctors use blood tests, stool tests, colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, and imaging tests to diagnose UC.

75. Health Topics | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    The stem cells can develop into the red blood cells that carry oxygen through your body, the white blood … cells that fight infections, and the platelets that help with blood clotting. … It's a long, hollow tube at the end of your digestive tract where your body makes and stores stool. … They are in your blood, urine and body fluids. … Maintaining the right balance of electrolytes helps your body's blood chemistry, muscle action and other

76. 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.

77. 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.

78. Abdominal Pain | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    September 12, 2019 - pain that is sudden and sharp You also have pain in your chest, neck or shoulder You're vomiting blood … or have blood in your stool Your abdomen is stiff, hard and tender to touch You can't move your

79. Archived: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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    June 13, 2002 - methods of FOBT screening use guaiac-based test cards prepared at home by patients from three consecutive stool … Neither digital rectal examination (DRE) nor the testing of a single stool specimen obtained during DRE … There is little evidence to determine the effectiveness of either DRE or a single office FOBT using a stool … screening. 8 Samples collected by DRE may be affected by other limitations, including inadequate amount of stool … Tests that incorporate quantitative measures of heme and genetic stool markers have not been evaluated

80. Template for Reports Developed (pdf file)
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    February 25, 2025 - OR "Gastrointestinal Motility"[MeSH] OR "gastrointestinal motility" OR "gut motility"[tiab:~4] OR "stool … of consumption of a ready-to-eat breakfast cereal containing inulin on the intestinal milieu and blood … Authors Rejection Reason 19 17729055 Different effect of psyllium and guar dietary supplementation on blood … of the extract from roasted chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) root containing inulin-type fructans on blood … O: No outcome of interest reported 75 25373935 Stool fatty acid soaps, stool consistency and gastrointestinal