The health-care provider reviewed a patient's recent blood work and noted the patient to be anemic. A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) was ordered. You have obtained a stool sample. Put the steps in order to test the stool for occult blood (1-8). (Enter the number of each step in the proper sequence. Do not use punctuation or spaces. Example: 1234.)
____1. Close the specimen-side FOBT slide.
____2. Set up the FOBT by opening up the side for the sample application.
____3. Apply a sample specimen to both of the FOBT windows.
____4. Observe the specimen site's color.
____5. Put on gloves.
____6. Remove and discard gloves.
____7. Open the opposite side of the FOBT slide.
____8. Drop one or two drops on each window as directed.

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The Answer of The health-care provider reviewed a patient's recent blood work and noted the patient to be anemic. A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) was ordered. You have obtained a stool sample. Put the steps in order to test the stool for occult blood (1-8). (Enter the number of each step in the proper sequence. Do not use punctuation or spaces. Example: 1234.)
____1. Close the specimen-side FOBT slide.
____2. Set up the FOBT by opening up the side for the sample application.
____3. Apply a sample specimen to both of the FOBT windows.
____4. Observe the specimen site's color.
____5. Put on gloves.
____6. Remove and discard gloves.
____7. Open the opposite side of the FOBT slide.
____8. Drop one or two drops on each window as directed.

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