Question

How to check hemoccult

Answer 1

Gather your supplies. Place them in the bathroom where you can reach them easily.
Remove the Hemoccult slide from its paper envelope. Set the envelope aside.
Don’t set the Hemoccult slide or applicator stick on the edge of the sink, bath tub, or toilet tank. They shouldn’t get wet.
Always keep the Hemoccult slides at room temperature, away from heat and light.
Make sure your name, date of birth, and Medical Record Number (MRN) are on the card. If this information isn’t on the card, write it in.
Open the large front flap of the Hemoccult slide. You may notice a light blue discoloration on the paper in the squares above boxes A and B. The discoloration won’t affect the test.
Sit on the toilet like you usually do to have a bowel movement (poop). Use the clean, dry container to catch your stool before it touches the water in the toilet.
Take a sample of your stool with one end of an applicator stick. Apply a thin smear of stool inside the square marked “A” on the Hemoccult slide (see Figure 1).
Use the stick to collect a second sample from a different part of your stool. Apply a thin smear of stool inside the square marked “B”.
Throw out the stick in the trash.
Close the cover of the Hemoccult slide and put it back into its paper envelope. Don’t put it in anything waterproof, such as a plastic bag. Store it at room temperature, away from light, children, and pets.
Empty the container that holds the stool into the toilet. Flush the toilet.
Wash your hands. Wet your hands with warm water and then rub your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds. Rinse your hands.

Answer 2

A test that checks for occult (hidden) blood in a stool.

Step-by-step explanation:

A small sample of stool is placed in a special collection tube or on a special card and sent to a doctor or laboratory for testing.