Fecal Occult Blood Test

Preferred Label : Fecal Occult Blood Test;

NCIt synonyms : Guaiac Smear Test; Stool guaiac test; Hemoccult;

NCIt related terms : stool test; FOBT;

NCIt definition : A noninvasive test that detects the presence of hidden (occult) blood in the stool. This is commonly performed to screen for colon cancer.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A test to check for blood in the stool. Small samples of stool are placed on special cards and sent to a doctor or laboratory for testing. Blood in the stool may be a sign of colorectal cancer.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000357584; CDR0000045050; CDR0000046606;

Details

Origin ID

C18014;

UMLS CUI

C0201811;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Fecal Occult Blood Test [MeSH concept]
- Positive occult blood in stool [ICD-11 Sub-sub category]
- faeces test [ICPC-2 Process]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Haemoccult [MedDRA LLT]
- Hemoccult [MedDRA LLT]
- Stool Guaiac test [MedDRA LLT]
- occult blood [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Laboratory Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Chemical test for occult blood (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Faecal occult blood [MedDRA LLT]
- Fecal occult blood [MedDRA LLT]
- Haemoccult [MedDRA LLT]
- Hemoccult [MedDRA LLT]
- Screening for occult blood in feces (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Stool Guaiac test [MedDRA LLT]
- chemical test for occult blood, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- screening for occult blood in feces [SNOMED Notion]
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- CTRP Intervention Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]

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