PARA LAB LA1 Flashcards
Average amount of stool in 24 hours
200g
normal frequency of stool in 24 hours
one or two stools
WHAT FECAL COLOR
Normal color is due to urobilin
BROWN
WHAT FECAL COLOR
upper Gastrointestinal bleeding, iron therapy, charcoal, bismuth, digested blood
Black or Tarry
WHAT FECAL COLOR
lower gastrointestinal bleeding
RED
WHAT FECAL COLOR
bile duct obstruction
YELLOW
WHAT FECAL COLOR
Steatorrhea
Bulky pale/ frothy/ foamy
WHAT FECAL COLOR
biliverdin, green vegetables, antibiotics, spinach
GREEN
WHAT FECAL ODOR
peculiar, offensive but not excessively foul
NORMAL
a reduction product of bilirubin
urobilin
WHAT FECAL ODOR
occurs in alkaline stool. Suggests some form of ulceration in the intestines or rectum, especially if due to malignancy, syphilis or gangrenous dysentery
EXTREMELY FOUL ODOR
WHAT FECAL ODOR
found in ulcerated and malignant tumors of the lower bowel and in large hemorrhages
PUTRID
WHAT FECAL ODOR
indicates gas formation, fermentation of carbohydrates, unabsorbed fatty acids an in high acidity
SOur or RANCID
are true intestinal concretions, these are the gallstones, pancreatic calculi, and intestinal sands
`Enteroliths
WHAT CLASS OF GALLSTONE
smooth. white to yellow, rarely green or brown on the surface, crystalline, oval or spherical and seldom faceted
PURE CHOLESTEROL STONES
WHAT CLASS OF GALLSTONE
contain calcium salts of the bile pigments, found in yellow, brown, or green layers alternating with the layers of cholesterol, Cholesterol form 75% of the stone
LAMINATED CHOLESTEROL STONES