Probably the most widely used in-office or at-home occult blood test is the Hemoccult II. The patient has come to the clinic because he thinks there is blood in his stool
When you reviewed his medications, you noted he is on anti-hypertensive drugs and NSAIDs for early arthritic pain. You are sending the patient home with the supplies necessary to perform 2 hemoccult tests on his stool and mail the samples back to the clinic. What instruction would you give this patient?
A) Take all your medications as usual.
B) Take all your medications except the anti-hypertensive medications.
C) Don't eat Jello for 72 hours before you start the test.
D) Do not ingest vitamin C for 72 hours before you start the test.
Ans: D
Feedback: In addition, red meats, aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, turnips, and horseradish should be avoided for 72 hours prior to the study, because they may cause a false-positive result. Also, ingestion of vitamin C from supplements or foods can cause a false-negative result. You would instruct the patient not to eat red Jello or drink and drinks that are red in color for 48 hours before starting the test.
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