Stool for OB result Black? Blue?

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Please help me with this..been getting a lot of orders on the floor for stool for OB and I have a feeling

that many nurses does not know exactly how to read the result.

Especially the pt's who takes iron supplements

their stool is black and the result of the testing color is black makes it tricky. It doesn't have to be blue for it to be read as + right and if you know a link where I can check those images I would be much grateful.

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Specializes in Cardiac Telemetry, ED.

Google. It's a wonderful thing.

Positive hemoccult:

http://www.gihealth.com/images/imgHemoccult6.jpgimgHemoccult6.jpeg

Negative hemoccult:

http://www.gihealth.com/images/imgHemoccult7.jpg

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Specializes in babysitting.

i wonder how their stool turned black?

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Specializes in Med/Surg.
i wonder how their stool turned black?

As stated in the OP, iron supplements. Many pregnant patients take them, and it can color the stool black.

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Thank you so much for the LINK.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bless you.

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