F3: Fecalysis (Part 2: Malabsorption-Intestinal Hypermobility) Flashcards
- Impaired absorption of fats, carbohydrates and proteins
- Results in: Creatorrhea and Steatorrhea
Malabsorption
MALABSORPTION
Increased meat fibers
Creatorrhea
MALABSORPTION
- Increased fats in stool (>6 g/day)
- Pancreatic disorders
- Malabsorption
- Absence of bile salts
Steatorrhea
Identify if Maldigestion or Malabsorption
- Deficiency of pancreatic enzymes (Pancreatitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Pancreatic Cancer)
- Decreased bile acid formation
Maldigestion
Identify if Maldigestion or Malabsorption
- Damaged intestinal mucosa (Celiac disease, Tropical Sprue)
- Lymphatic obstruction (Lymphoma, Whipple disease)
Malabsorption
T or F
Villi of patient with celiac disease absorb fewer nutrients due to inflammation (presents shorter villi)
T
Villi helps in the reabsorption of the nutrients; present in the small intestine
- Fecal fat
- Useful in diagnosing pancreatic insufficiency and small-bowel disorders that cause malabsorption
- Absence of bile salts that assist pancreatic lipase in the breakdown and subsequent reabsorption of dietary fat ( produces an increase in stool fat (steatorrhea) that exceeds 6 g per day)
- Present in those with either maldigestion or malabsorption conditions and can be distinguished by the D-xylose test
Steatorrhea
STEATORRHEA
Steatorrhea helps indicates
a. Pancreatic overload
b. Small-bowel disorders
c. both
d. NOTA
b. Small-bowel disorders
For a to be correct, it should be:
a. Pancreatic insufficiency
STEATORRHEA
These assist pancreatic lipase in the breakdown and subsequent reabsorption of dietary fat (primarily triglycerides)
Bile salts
STEATORRHEA
T or F
In STEATORRHEA, there is absence of bile salts which decreases digestion and reabosprotion
T
STEATORRHEA
T or F
Absence of bile salts = increase in stool fat exceeding 4g per day
F (Absence of bile salts = increase in stool fat exceeding 6g per day)
STEATORRHEA
Maldigestion or malabsoprtion conditions leading to steatorrhea can be distinguised by using what test?
D XYLOSE TEST
STEATORRHEA
- To distinguish pancreatic insufficiency (maldigestion) from intestinal malabsorption
- Absorbed without the aid of pancreatic enzymes
- Give 25g of D xylose orally
- Specimens: Blood, Urine
D xylose test
D XYLOSE TEST
Amount of D xylose taken orally by patient?
25g of D xylose
D XYLOSE TEST
What (2) specimens can be used for D xylose test
- Blood
- Urine