Stool Specimen Collection Flashcards
By testing the levels of these substances and bacteria in your stool, it is possible to work out what’s happening in your _.
Digestive System
Common condition that causes diarrhea and vomiting.
Gastroenteritis
Usually the result of a bacterial / viral tummy bug.
Gastroenteritis
2 Examples of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Crohn’s Disease
- Ulcerative Colitis
A condition that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system.
Crohn’s Disease
A condition where the colon and rectum becomes inflamed.
Ulcerative Colitis
In refrigerating a stool sample, it shouldn’t be stored for _.
Longer than 24 hours.
Amount of feces excreted by a human adult daily?
100 - 250g (3 - 8 ounces)
What is feces composed of?
75% water & 25% solid matter
Normally a stool has a shape of?
Rectum
Results from the action of bacteria in the intestines
Odor
Presence of blood in stool where it is clinically evident
Frank
Presence of blood in the stool where it is invisible to the naked eye
Occult
(bristol stool chart)
Separate hard lumps
Type 1 (very constipated)
(bristol stool chart)
Lumpy and sausage like
Type 2 (slightly constipated)
(bristol stool chart)
Sausage shape with cracks in the surface
Type 3 (normal)
(bristol stool chart)
smooth, soft sausage or snake
Type 4 (normal)
(bristol stool chart)
Soft blobs with clear-cut edges
Type 5 (lacking fiber)
(bristol stool chart)
Mushy consistency with ragged edges
Type 6 (inflammation)
(bristol stool chart)
Liquid consistency with no solid pieces
Type 7 (inflammation)
Physical examination consists of?
- Consistency
- Color
(consistency)
Well-formed
Normal
(consistency)
Poor fat digestion
Pale / Bulky / Frothy
(consistency)
Constipation
Hard
(consistency)
Obstruction in the lumen of the bowel
Flattened and Ribbonlike
(consistency)
Digestive upset, mild diarrhea / after taking a laxative
Semisolid
(consistency)
Bacterial infection / after taking a purgative
Watery
(consistency)
Cholera
Rice Water Stool
(color)
Light to dark brown
Normal
The color of the stool is due to the presence of?
Bile pigments
(color)
Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract / iron administration in a deficiency like anemia
Black
(color)
Bleeding piles, bleeding at the lower gastrointestinal tract / contamination with menstrual blood
Bright Red
(color)
Amoebic dysentery, jaundice / obstruction to the flow of bile to the intestines
Fresh Blood / Mucous Clay Colored
(color)
After barium meal given for x-rays
White
pH of stool
5.8 - 7.5
Indicates an excess of carbohydrates in the diet.
Strongly Acidic Stool (below 5.5) / non-pathologic
Fermentation is present
Lactose intolerant / pathologic
Indicating an excess of protein in the diet
Strongly Alkaline Stool (above 7.5) / non-pathologic
Generally, it is not present, if it is, it indicates either infection or disorder of the digestive system
Occult Blood
They are generally found in stools of infants suffering from diarrhea
Reducing Substances
