[GI] DX AND LAB EXAMS Flashcards
A hormone secreted from the distal part of the stomach
Gastrin
What hormone stimulate gastric juices secretions
Gastrin
Elevated gastrin can indicate what condition
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome
This bacteria is commonly known to cause GI disorder
Helicobacter pylori (H. Pylori)
Give 2 common GI problem caused by H. Pylori
Chronic Gastritis and PUD
This lab test evaluates digestive efficiency and integrity of stomach and intestine
Fecal analysis
What do we check in gross exam of stool
color,consistency and odor
A type of fecal analysis to determine GI bleeding
FOBT (Fecal Occult Blood test)
What to avoid prior to FOBT
Red meat, Liver, Aspirin, NSAIDs, turnips, horseradish
How many hours prior to FOBT test should we avoid contraindicated foods
48-72 hrs
What vitamin can cause false negative FOBT result
C
A type of fecal analysis to detect intestinal infections caused by parasites and their eggs
Ova and parasites
Ova and parasites analysis needs how many stool specimen
3 stool specimen to be evaluated
This fecal analysis determines the cause and presence of high fat content in the stool and confirms steatorrhea diagnosis
Fecal fat
Under preparation of fecal fat test a normal fat diet of ____ mg per day is given for ____ days before test
100, 3 days
Fecal fat needs how many stool specimen in a non waxy container and refrigerated when stored
3
This fecal analysis is used to isolate the microorganism that caused clinical infection
Stool culture
In stool culture how many hours does it took to grow microorganism
24-36 hrs
In stool culture specimen should be sent no more than ___ minutes and is obtained ___ antibiotic therapy
30 , prior/before
A test to assess malabsorption
D-xylose absorption test
A monosaccharide that is absorbed in the ________ intestine to assess malabsorption
D-xylose, small
In D-xylose test NPO of how many hrs is needed
10-12
D-xylose level is assessed through ________ and _______ after 2 hrs/5hrs
Blood and urine sample
A test to measure HCI acid secretion and pepsin in the stomach
Gastric analysis
In gastric analysis avoid these three meds for 3 days:
Cholinergics, H2 blocker and antacids
This can be done to check for malignancy during gastric analysis
Exfoliative cytology
Normal level of serum amylase and serum lipase
0-130 U/L and 0-160 U/L
This serum is secreted in the pancreas and is used to diagnose acute pancreatitis
Serum lipase