Characteristics of Stool Flashcards
1
Q
Tarry black (melena)
A
Upper GI bleed
2
Q
Bright red blood
A
Lower GI bleed
3
Q
Blood streaking on surface of stool or on toilet paper
A
Lower rectal or anal bleeding
4
Q
Bulky, greasy, foamy, foul smelling, gray with silvery sheen
A
Steatorrhea (fatty stool)
5
Q
Light gray “clay colored” (due to absence of bile pigment, acholic)
A
Biliary obstruction
6
Q
Mucus or pus visible
A
Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
7
Q
Small, dry, rocky-hard masses
A
Constipation, obstruction
8
Q
Marble-sized stool/pellets
A
Spastic Colon Syndrome
