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FECAL FAT
Best screening test: Qualitative with Sudan stain is really only valuable as a screening test for those patients excreting >20 g/day
Best quantitative test: 72 hr stool collection; Intake of 100 gm of fat per day is necessary for accurate results; Normal excretion is 6-8 g/day
Therefore if >8 gm of fecal fat present, steatorrhea secondary to malabsorption is confirmed, see topic below about differentiationStay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel
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