Fecal occult blood test

Fecal occult blood test means that when the amount of bleeding in the digestive tract is small, blood can not be seen in the stool, and a small amount of red blood cells in the stool are destroyed. It is of great value in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal bleeding and is often used as a screening indicator for the early diagnosis of gastrointestinal malignant tumors.

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