AUBF LAB - FINSLS Flashcards
16 Macroscopic Stool Characteristics
Color / Appearance
Black
Red
Pale, Yellow, White, Gray
Green
Bulky/frothy
Ribbon-like
Mucus/Blood-streaked mucus
16 Macroscopic Stool Possible Causes B R P G B R M
Upper GI bleeding Iron therapy Charcoal Bismuths (antacids) ---------------- Lower GI bleeding Beets & food coloring Rifampin ------------------ Bile-duct obstruction Barium sulfate ------------------ Biliverdin/Oral antibiotics Green Veggies ------------------- BD obstruction Pancreatic disorder -------------- Intestinal constriction -------------- Colitis Dysentery Malignancy Constipation
16 Stool Consistency
Formed Semi-formed Soft Watery Mucoid
17 Fecal occult blood
produce a black, tarry stool
BLEEDING IN THE UPPER GIT
17 Fecal occult blood
result in an overly bloody
BLEEDING IN THE LOWER GIT
17 Fecal occult blood
meat free diet for _ days
produce false positive blood test
4 days
Salmon,
Sardines,
Mutton
17 Fecal occult blood
PROCEDURE - RESULTS
BENZIDINE TEST - BLUE TO GREEN
GUAIAC TEST - BLUE TO GREEN
18 FECAL UROBILIN
Increases the amount of urobilinogen
increased destruction of RBC (hemolytic anemia)
18 FECAL UROBILIN
reduces the flow of bilirubin in the intestine and decreases the fecal excretion of urobilinogen
Liver dse
18 FECAL UROBILIN
reduces the flow urobilinog to very low levels
complete obstruction of BD
18 FECAL UROBILIN
this test investigates __ and ___ conditions
hemolytic disease and hepatic obs. conditions
18 FECAL UROBILIN
Reference values
50-300mg/24hrs or 100-400Ehrlich units/100g
Newborns - 6months (-)
18 FECAL UROBILIN
PROCEDURE - RESULT
Schmidt’s test
Urobilin (normally) - red
Bile (not normal) - green
19 MICROCOSPIC EXAMINATION OF FECES
detect the presence of ___ assoc with ___ ___ and ___ __ __ and __ assoc with ___
leukocyte
microbial diarrhea
undigested muscle fibers and fats
19 MICROCOSPIC EXAMINATION OF FECES
reagent:
NSS
19 MICROCOSPIC EXAMINATION OF FECES
Fecal leukocyte primarily __
seen in___
neutrophils
conditions that affect the intestinal mucosa
1) Ulcerative colitis
2) bacterial dysentery
19 MICROCOSPIC EXAMINATION OF FECES
_ _ _ can be helpful in the dx and monitoring the patients with __ __ such as in cases of __ ___
Undigested striated muscle fibers
pancreatic insufficiency
cystic fibrosis
19 MICROCOSPIC EXAMINATION OF FECES
PROCEDURE - RESULT
Direct fecal smear - motile stages in fresh stools (cyst) Lugol’s
20 MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION OF CSF
__ is a clear, colorless fluid formed within the cavities (ventricles of the brain)
CSF