Fecalysis Flashcards
Composition of Duodenum (4)
- Exocrine pancreatic secretion
- Bile
- Intestinal Secretion mixed with Gastric Secretion
- Possibly, PARTIALLY DIGESTED FOOD
Major Contributor of gastric component
1,500 mL/day passes in duodenum
pH = 8
Exocrine Pancreatic Secretion
1-2% organic: Enzymes
1% inorganic: Sodium & Bicarbonate
Exocrine Pancreatic Secretion
500-1000 mL/day
Yellow to brown or green
pH = 7.0 - 8.5
Bile
Bile is composed of
- Bile Salts (Sodium glycocholate and taurocholate)
- Bilirubin
- Cholesterol
- Phospholipid
- Inorganic salts
Only enzyme present in siginificant amount in bile
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
Detection of pathogenic bacteria and parasite
Fecalysis
Fecalysis is for early detection of
- gastrointestinal bleeding
- Liver
- Biliary Duct Obstruction
- Maldigestion Syndrome
- InflammationN
Normal feces produced everyday
100-200 g/day
Specimen for Qualitative testing for blood and microscopic of feces
Random fecal specimen
Plastic or Glass screw-top container
Mushy or foul smelling gray stool
Floats in water
Steatorrhea
Small, firm, spherical masses of stool (Scybala)
Constipation
Narrow, ribbon-like stool
Spastic bowel
Rectal narrowing or stricture
Blood from lower gut
Beets
Red
Bleeding from Upper GIT
Bismuth, Iron, Charcoal
Black
Spinach, green vegetables
calomel
biliverdin
Green
Presence of mucus in stool is
SIGNIFICANT AND MUST BE REPORTED
Translucent gelatinous mucus
Spastic constipation
Mucous Collitis
Blood Mucus
Neoplasm
Mucus associated with PUS AND BLOOD
Ulcerative collitis
Bacillary Dysentery
Ulcerating diverculitis
Intestinal tuberculosis
Copious quantity of mucus (3 or 4 L in 24 hrs)
Villous adenoma of colon
Large quantities of PUS in stool is seen in patient with
Chronic Ulcerative Colitis
Chronic Biliary Dysentery
Pale Yellow, white, gray
Alcoholic Stool
Bile-duct obstruction, BARIUM SULFATE
Bile-duct obstruction
Pancreatic Disorders
Bulky/Frothy