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Should this be using the immunochemical assay rather than the guiaic-based method? Regards Ian Ian Hanning Consultant Clinical Biochemist Department of Clinical Biochemistry Hull Royal Infirmary Hull HU3 2JZ UK Tel 01482 607716 Fax 01482 607725 ________________________________ From: A T <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 12:45 PM Subject: Re: Faecal occult blood Thanks Raf for your reply. ======================================== >Message Received: Mar 14 2012, 11:27 AM >From: "Rafaq Azad" >To: "'A T'" , "[log in to unmask]" >Cc: >Subject: RE: RE: Faecal occult blood > > >Hi, > >I had this discussion with our Neonatologist a few months ago and it appears that the test is helpful when investigating possible blood loss through the gut, in a child of any age. He was quite keen for this test to be available, though the number of requests are quite low and I don’t know if the test has been validated in children. > >Kind regards, > >Raf. > >From:Clinical biochemistry discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of A T >Sent: 12 March 2012 18:18 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: FW: RE: Faecal occult blood > >Dear all >Is anybody aware of the clinical usefulness of FOB in the paediatric population. Has this test been validated in children? >Regards >Rosa >Locum Consultant -Princess Alexandra Hospital > > > >------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk/ Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk/ List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/Rafaq Azad >Principal Clinical Scientist, Scientific Co-ordinator for Born in Bradford study. >Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust > >Tel: 01274 38 2683 >Mob: >Internet: http://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/ >Your Hospital needs YOU! We need you to register as a Public, Patient or Staff member and help shape the future of your healthcare. Call 0800 280 2581 to register by phone or you can email [log in to unmask] and ask to be registered as a new member. For more information about our hospitals and Foundation Trust Membership please visit www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk >This message is confidential. It may also contain privileged information. The contents of this e-mail and any attachments are intended for the named addressee only. Unless you are the named addressee or authorised to receive the e-mail of the named addressee you may not disclose, use or copy the contents of the e-mail. If you are not the person for whom the message was intended, please notify the sender immediately at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and delete the material from your computer. You must not use the message for any other purpose, nor disclose its contents to any person other than the intended recipient. Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust does not accept responsibility for this message and any views or opinions contained in this e-mail are solely those of the author unless expressly stated otherwise. ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk Green Laboratories Work http://www.laboratorymedicine.nhs.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/