F3: Fecalysis (Part 1: Intro-Fecal Formation)

Question 1

Familiarize the importance of fecalysis

Answer 1

For detection of
* Bleeding in the GIT
* Disorders in the liver and biliary duct
* Maldigestion/malabsorption syndromes
* Pancreatic diseases
* Inflammation in the GIT
* Causes of diarrhea and steatorrhea
* Infestation by bacteria, viruses, and parasites

Question 2

IMPORTANCE OF FECALYSIS

Which is/are false regarding importance of fecalysis

a. Bleeding in the GIT
b. Disorders in the liver and heart
c. Maldigestion/malabsorption syndromes
d. Heart diseases
e. Inflammation in the GIT
f. Causes of diarrhea and steatorrhea
g. Infestation by bacteria, viruses, and parasites

Answer 2

b. Disorders in the liver and heart
d. Heart diseases

Question 3

IMPORTANCE OF FECALYSIS

• Tests which detects bleeding in the GIT
• Detects minor amount of blood in the stool

Answer 3

Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)

Question 3

This organ produces bile, it is responsible for the digestion of fats

Answer 3

Liver

Question 4

IMPORTANCE OF FECALYSIS

T or F

In case of biliary obstruction, stercobilin and urobilinefficiently comes out

Answer 4

F (In case of biliary obstruction stercobilin & urobilin cannot come
out)

Question 5

IMPORTANCE OF FECALYSIS

2 pigments that gives the stool its characteristic color

Answer 5

Stercobilin, Urobilin

Question 6

IMPORTANCE OF FECALYSIS

In biliary obstruction, since there is absence oef sertcobilin and urobilin, the stoll appears as ?

what specific term

Answer 6

Acholic

absence of substance that produces pigment ( pale, yellow, grayish)

Question 7

IMPORTANCE OF FECALYSIS

Absence of substance that produces stool pigment

Answer 7

Acholic

Question 8

IMPORTANCE OF FECALYSIS

Stool color produced in biliary obstruction

Answer 8

pale, yellow, grayish

Question 9

IMPORTANCE OF FECALYSIS

• Due to pancreatic insufficiency
• Food are not breakdown easily
• Not fully digested and not fully absorbed

Answer 9

Maldigestion