FECALYSIS Flashcards
Contains bacteria, cellulose, and other undigested foodstuffs, gastrointestinal secretions, bile pigments, cells from intestinal
walls, electrolytes and water
Fecalysis
Has no blood
Fecalysis
human passed stool around ___ per day
100-200 g per day
Intestinal gas (flatus) and odor = due to
metabolism of bacterial GI normal flora
primary site for final breakdown
and reabsorption of fats, protein and carbohydrates
Small intestine
absorbs water
Large intestine
secreted into the small
intestine by the pancreas include trypsin, chymotrypsin, amino peptidase, and lipase
Digestive enzymes
readily absorbed in both the small and large intestines, resulting in a fecal electrolyte content that is similar to that of plasma
Water and electrolytes
Normal color Due to Stercobilin
BROWN
Upper GI Bleeding (Melena)
Iron Therapy
Charcoal Ingestion
BLACK
Bile Duct Obstruction
Barium Sulfate
PALE YELLOW, WHITE GRAY, ACHOLIC
STOOL, CHALKY, CLAY-COLORED
Biliverdin
Green Vegetables
Oral Antibiotics
GREEN
Lower GI Bleeding
Rifampin
Food Coloring
RED
Bile Duct Obstruction
Steatorrhea
Pancreatic Insufficiency
BULKY/FROTHY
Intestinal Constriction
RIBBON-LIKE
Cholera
RICE WATERY
Typhoid
PEA SOUP
Constipation
SYCBALOUS/ GOAT DROPPING
Cystic Fibrosis
BUTTER-LIKE
Dysentery
Malignancy
MUCOID
In Bristol stool classification, It is Separate hard lumps, like nuts
Type 1
In Bristol stool classification, It is Sausage-shaped but lumpy
Type 2
In Bristol stool classification, It is like a sausage but with
cracks on its surface
Type 3
In Bristol stool classification, It is like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft
Type 4
In Bristol stool classification, It is Soft blobs with clear cut edges
Type 5
In Bristol stool classification, It is Fluffy pieces with ragged
edges, a mushy stool
Type 6
In Bristol stool classification, It is Watery, no solid pieces, entirely liquid
Type 7
