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How reliable is stool occult blood?
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Not at ALL: It is not reliable at all. If it is positive, that tells us something needs to be checked. If it is negative, doesn't mean anything. It has a very high false negative rate - meaning, even if something is there, it doesn't detect it.
Answered 11/30/2018
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