Stools Flashcards
1
Q
What gives you alkaline pH in stools?
A
Protein breakdown
Villous adenoma
Colitis
Antibiotic use
2
Q
What gives you acidic pH in stools?
A
Carbohydrate malabsorption
Fat malabsorption
3
Q
What are markers of fat malabsorption?
A
low pH
low trypsin
Faecal fat test (fat globules)
low elastase