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1. Gastrointestinal Bleeding | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   August 05, 2010 - The amount of bleeding can be so small that only a lab test can find it. … like coffee grounds Black or tarry stool Dark blood mixed with stool Signs of bleeding in the … lower digestive tract include Black or tarry stool Dark blood mixed with stool Stool mixed or … coated with bright red blood GI bleeding is not a disease, but a symptom of a disease. … The test used most often to look for the cause of GI bleeding is called endoscopy .

2. Colorectal Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   September 10, 2014 - cancer include Diarrhea or constipation A feeling that your bowel does not empty completely Blood … (either bright red or very dark) in your stool Stools that are narrower than usual Frequent gas … Tests include colonoscopy and tests for blood in the stool.

3. Colorectal-Cancer-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2012 - It is likely that future fecal DNA testing will be in test accuracy, and possibly stool collection, … 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 … Stool DNA and occult blood testing for screen detection of colorectal neoplasia. … A simplified, noninvasive stool DNA test for colorectal cancer detection.

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 … DCBE = double-contrast barium enema; FIT = fecal immunohistochemical testing; FOBT = fecal occult-blood … KQ 2: For absolute test performance: colonoscopy alone or supplemented by another test. … computerized tomographic colonography; FIT = fecal immunohistochemical testing; FOBT = fecal occult-blood … Performance improvements of stool-based screening tests. [Review].

5. Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average-Risk Adults | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   December 01, 2019 - options in screening for CRC include: colonoscopy every 10 years; high-sensitivity guaiac fecal occult-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 … KQ 2: For absolute test performance: colonoscopy alone or supplemented by another test. … Performance improvements of stool-based screening tests. [Review].

6. Diarrhea | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   September 12, 2019 - pain in your abdomen or rectum (for adults) A fever of 102 degrees or higher Stools containing blood … diarrhea, your health care provider may Do a physical exam Ask about any medicines you are taking Test … your stool or blood to look for bacteria, parasites, or other signs of disease or infection Ask you

7. Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Average Risk Adults. (pdf file)
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   February 01, 2012 - Diehl studied 16 matched pairs of stool/plasma and reported the superiority of stool as a test matrix … Fecal Occult blood test: the importance of proper evaluation. … Accuracy of fecal occult blood test interpretation: National Polyp Study Work Group. … Diehl studied 16 matched pairs of stool/plasma and reported the superiority of stool as a test matrix … By way of comparison, the current and only clinically available stool DNA test, developed and offered

8. Colonic Polyps | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   To be safe, doctors remove polyps and test them. … 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.

9. Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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   There is no specific test for it. … These tests may include stool sampling tests, blood tests, and x-rays. … Your doctor may also do a test called a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy .

10. 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.

11. Helicobacter Pylori Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    If you have symptoms of a peptic ulcer, your doctor will test your blood, breath or stool to see if it

12. Lactose Intolerance | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    You may also have Gas Diarrhea Swelling in your stomach Your doctor may do a blood, … breath or stool test to find out if your problems are due to lactose intolerance.

13. 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

14. 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 - (Figure 2) contained the following statement: “Diagnose a recurrent CDI if positive C. difficile test … fever, high white blood cell count, >= 3 documented liquid stools in 24 hours) -- excluded O1: Stop … D3: Diagnose Recurrent CDI Treatment Selection Diagnose as recurrent CDI if positive C. diff test … Which C. diff test (any?) … Could also interpret positive test differently, given some patients are positive by EIA, and some by

15. 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 … test. … § Such as diarrhea, blood in the stool, leaking stool from the rectum, and rectal pain.

16. 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

17. Peptic Ulcer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    March 05, 2012 - To see if you have an H. pylori infection, your doctor will test your blood, breath, or stool.

18. Treating Localized Prostate Cancer | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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    November 01, 2020 - 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 … test. … § Such as diarrhea, blood in the stool, leaking stool from the rectum, and rectal pain. §§ Such

19. 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 … Test failure (unable to read test results) 2. … sex, race, weight, prior testing, type of disease [diabetic, idiopathic, etc.], use of narcotics, blood

20. 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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    December 01, 2019 - individuals with diabetes and gastroparesis, digestion of food is unpredictable, and wild swings in blood … Investigation with colonoscopy is indicated if fecal occult blood or iron deficiency anemia are detected … Some experts thought that it would likely be a complementary test rather than an independent test for … , sex, race, weight, prior testing, type of disease [diabetic, idiopathic, etc.], use of narcotics, blood … Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews.