How Often Does the Fecal Test for Occult Blood Turn Positive After Using Blood Thinners?
Blood thinner medications used for cardiovascular disease can cause gastrointestinal bleeding. Early detection of invisible bleeding by performing occult fecal blood test (called fecal immunochemical test, or FIT) can uncover serious disease in the stomach and intestine and enable the treating physician to refer the patient for further evaluation.
Adults aged 18 years or older. [+4]
Presence of past bleeding tendency of gastrointestinal disease. [+2]