Blood in stool
| Blood in stool | |
| ICD-9 | 578.1 |
|---|---|
| DiseasesDB | 19317 |
| MedlinePlus | 003130 |
In medicine, when referring to human feces, Blood in stool can refer to multiple conditions:
The term is usually not used to describe fecal occult blood, which refers to blood only found after testing is performed.
In infants, the Apt test can be used to distinguish Fetal hemoglobin from maternal blood. Signs and Symptoms