{"id":4281,"date":"2021-07-12T22:40:56","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T19:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/?p=4281"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:55:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T15:55:31","slug":"test-fob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/test-fob\/","title":{"rendered":"FOB test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd2c FOB + transferrin<\/p>\n<p>\u2b55\ufe0f FOB is an important indicator in cases of suspected gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, etc.<br \/>\n\u2b55\ufe0f Transferrin is a protein that binds iron (0.1% = 4 mg) in the body and transports it (24 mg per day). Elevated serum transferrin suggests iron deficiency anemia, while fecal transferrin indicates gastrointestinal disorders, as it is more resistant to metabolism in the intestine than hemoglobin.<\/p>\n<p>\u203c\ufe0f Possible causes of upper gastrointestinal bleeding:<br \/>\n\u2013 duodenal ulcer (20-30%),<br \/>\n\u2013 gastric\/duodenal erosion (20-30%),<br \/>\n\u2013 esophageal varicose veins (5-10%),<br \/>\n-gastric ulcer (10-20%),<br \/>\n\u2013 erosive esophagitis (5-10%),<br \/>\n\u2013 angiomas (5-10%),<br \/>\n\u2013 arteriovenous malformations &lt;5%,<br \/>\n\u2013 gastrointestinal tumors.<\/p>\n<p>\u203c\ufe0f Possible causes of bleeding in the lower part: anal fissures, angiodysplasia, colitis (ischemic, radiation, infectious), colon carcinoma, intestinal inflammation, colon polyps, diverticulosis, ulcerative colitis, Crohn&#039;s disease, internal hemorrhoids.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8 Diagnosis:<br \/>\nFOB + Transferrin test:<br \/>\n\u2013 Specificity &gt;99 %,<br \/>\n\u2013 Sensitivity &gt;99%,<br \/>\n\u2013 Does not require special diets,<br \/>\n\u2013 Registered in Ukraine,<br \/>\n\u2013 100% European manufacturer.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd2c FOB + transferrin \u2b55\ufe0f FOB is an important indicator in cases of suspected gastrointestinal bleeding, colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, etc. \u2b55\ufe0f<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medilab.km.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}