Book: Fecal Analysis Flashcards
In what part of the digestive tract do pancreatic enzymes
and bile salts contribute to digestion?
A. Large intestine
B. Liver
C. Small intestine
D. Stomach
Small intestine
Where does the reabsorption of water take place in the primary digestive process?
A. Large intestine
B. Pancreas
C. Small intestine
D. Stomach
Large intestine
Which of the following tests is not performed to detect
osmotic diarrhea?
A. Clinitest
B. Fecal fats
C. Fecal neutrophils
D. Muscle fibers
Fecal neutrophils
The normal composition of feces includes all of the following except:
A. Bacteria
B. Blood
C. Electrolytes
D. Water
Blood
What is the fecal test that requires a 3-day specimen?
A. Fecal occult blood
B. APT test
C. Elastase I
D. Quantitative fecal fat testing
Quantitative fecal fat testing
The normal brown color of the feces is produced by:
A. Cellulose
B. Pancreatic enzymes
C. Undigested foodstuffs
D. Urobilin
Urobilin
Diarrhea can result from all of the following except:
A. Addition of pathogenic organisms to the normal
intestinal flora
B. Disruption of the normal intestinal bacterial flora
C. Increased concentration of fecal electrolytes
D. Increased reabsorption of intestinal water and
electrolytes
Increased reabsorption of intestinal water and
electrolytes
Stools from persons with steatorrhea will contain excess amounts of:
A. Barium sulfate
B. Blood
C. Fat
D. Mucus
Fat
Which of the following pairings of stool appearance and cause does not match?
A. Black, tarry: blood
B. Pale, frothy: steatorrhea
C. Yellow-gray: bile duct obstruction
D. Yellow-green: barium sulfate
Yellow-green: barium sulfate
Stool specimens that appear ribbon-like are indicative of
which condition?
A. Bile-duct obstruction
B. Colitis
C. Intestinal constriction
D. Malignancy
Intestinal constriction
A black tarry stool is indicative of:
A. Upper GI bleeding
B. Lower GI bleeding
C. Excess fat
D. Excess carbohydrates
Upper GI bleeding
Chemical screening tests performed on feces include all of the following except:
A. APT test
B. Clinitest
C. Pilocarpine iontophoresis
D. Quantitative fecal fats
Pilocarpine iontophoresis
Secretory diarrhea is caused by:
A. Antibiotic administration
B. Lactose intolerance
C. Celiac sprue
D. Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae
The fecal osmotic gap is elevated in which disorder?
A. Dumping syndrome
B. Osmotic diarrhea
C. Secretory diarrhea
D. Steatorrhea
Osmotic diarrhea
Microscopic examination of stools provides preliminary
information as to the cause of diarrhea because:
A. Neutrophils are present in conditions caused by
toxin-producing bacteria
B. Neutrophils are present in conditions that affect the
intestinal wall
C. Red and white blood cells are present if the cause is
bacterial
D. Neutrophils are present if the condition is of non-bacterial etiology
Neutrophils are present in conditions that affect the
intestinal wall