The nurse is preparing a client who is experiencing rectal bleeding for an occult blood test. Which of the following tests is the most inexpensive and simplest test used to detect occult blood in the stool?
A) Hematest
B) Culture and sensitivity study
C) HemoQuant stool test
D) Albumin test
A
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The Hematest is the most inexpensive and simplest test used to detect occult blood in the stool; the client can perform the test at home, or the nurse or physician can perform the test in the office, clinic, or hospital. A culture and sensitivity study may be ordered for suspected pathogenic causes of severe diarrhea, such as Salmonella, Shigella dysenteriae, Staphylococcus aureus, or Clostridium difficile. The HemoQuant can be done only in the laboratory, thus, it requires more time and is less convenient than the Hematest. Albumin is a liver function blood test.
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