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what the risks are guaiac smear test, fecal occult blood test, guaiac smear, stool occult blood test, guaiac smear, stool guiac test, test that detects, hidden, occult, blood, in the stool, bowel movement, stool guaiac, most common form of fecal occult blood test, fobt, in use today, test is performed in an office, hospital, stool collected by a doctor, a rectal examination, test is performed at home, a stool sample from three consecutive bowel movements is collected, smeared on a card, mailed to a laboratory, processing, ensure the accuracy, the guaiac test, follow the manufacturer's instructions on how to collect the stool, many ways to collect the samples, catch the stool on plastic wrap that is loosely placed over the toilet bowl, held in place by the toilet seat, put the sample, clean container, one test kit supplies a special toilet tissue that use to collect the sample, put the sample, clean container, not sample stool specimen, the toilet bowl water, cause measurement errors, infants, young children wearing diapers, line the diaper, plastic wrap, plastic wrap is positioned so that it isolates the stool from any urine output, mixing of urine, stool, prevented, better sample, laboratory procedures, in one type of test, a small sample of stool, on a paper card, a drop, two of testing solution is applied, opposite side, the card, a color change indicates, blood, in the stool , not consume red meat, blood-containing food, cantaloupe, uncooked broccoli, turnip, radish, horseradish, 3 days, discontinue drugs, interfere, the test vitamin c, aspirin, check, health care provider regarding medication changes that necessary, never discontinue, decrease any medication, consulting health care provider, no discomfort, performed at home, test involves normal bowel functions, stool is collected, a rectal exam, brief discomfort, in the anal canal, rectum, this test, screening test to detect blood, in the gastrointestinal tract, a negative test result is normal, abnormal results, colon polyps, colon cancer, gastrointestinal, gi, tumors, esophagitis, gastritis, gi trauma, bleeding from recent gi surgery, hemorrhoids, inflammatory bowel disease, peptic ulcer, angiodysplasia, the gi tract, gi infections, esophageal varices, portal hypertensive gastropathy, additional non-gi related causes, positive guaiac test, nose bleed, coughing up blood, abnormal tests, require follow-up, physician, false-positive, false-negative results, using proper stool collection technique, avoiding certain drugs, observing dietary restrictions, minimize these measurement errors.