AMNIOTIC FLUID & FECAL analysis

Question 1

def? Liquid product of fetal metabolism

Answer 1

amniotic fluid

Question 2

where in the body do you find amniotic fluid

Answer 2

amnion

Question 3

what is the membrane that surrounds the fetus called

Answer 3

amnion

Question 4

what helps with the temp of the fetus

Answer 4

amniotic fluid

Question 5

what helps with fetal lung development

Answer 5

amniotic fluid

Question 6

what does amniotic fluid allow to exchange

Answer 6

water

chem

Question 7

if you are pregnant and 35 or older what test needs to be preformed

Answer 7

Amniocentesis

Question 8

what does Amniocentesis test for

Answer 8

birth defects

Question 9

what can be examined later than 20 weeks from Amniocentesis

Answer 9

fetal lung maturity

fetal distress

Question 10

what fluid is amniotic fluid similar to

Answer 10

dialysate of plasma

Question 11

what does the fetus do to for intestinal absorption

Answer 11

swallows amniotic fluid

Question 12

how is water and and electrolytes removed and replaced in the amniotic fluid

Answer 12

fetal urineation

Question 13

during the 1st trimester how much amniotic fluid is derived primarily from the maternal circulation

Answer 13

35 ml

Question 14

when is amniotic fluid at a volume high

Answer 14

37 weeks

Question 15

measure of lung maturity in amniotic fluid

Answer 15

lung surfactants

Question 16

def? Excess amniotic fluid from failure of fetus to swallow >1200 mL

Answer 16

Polyhydramnios

Question 17

def? Decreased amniotic fluid from increased fetal swallowing, membrane leakage <800 mL

Answer 17

Oligohydramnios

Question 18

what compounds does fetal urine increase

Answer 18

creatinine, urea, and uric acid

Question 19

what compound measures fetal age

Answer 19

creatinine

Question 20

what is used to measure premature membrane rupture or accidental puncture of maternal bladder from amniocentesis

Answer 20

maternal urine

Question 21

what test is ran to distinguish between amniotic fluid and mom’s urine

Answer 21

fern test

Question 22

def? needle aspiration into amniotic sac under ultrasound guidance: transabdominal or vaginal

Answer 22

amniocentesis

Question 23

when is amniocentesis preformed

Answer 23

after 14 week

Question 24

what temp is amniotic fluid kept at

Answer 24

room

Question 25

what is done to an amniotic fluid sample for fetal/lung FLM tests

Answer 25

kept on ice

Question 26

what does a green amniotic fluid mean

Answer 26

Meconium (fetal bowel movement)

Question 27

what does a dark red-brown amniotic fluid mean

Answer 27

fetal death

Question 28

what does a yellow amniotic fluid mean

Answer 28

bilirubin

Question 29

what protein is produced by the fetal liver

Answer 29

Alpha-fetoprotein

Question 30

what is the Most common complication of early delivery

Answer 30

respiratory distress syndrome

Question 31

def? storage form of surfactants responsible for Fetal Lung Maturity

Answer 31

lamellar bodies

Question 32

what produces lamellar bodies

Answer 32

type II pneumocytes

Question 33

def? placenta and acts as the glue that attaches the placenta to the uterine wall

Answer 33

Fetal Fibronectin

Question 34

what helps lube the fetus when it come out

Answer 34

Fetal Fibronectin

Question 35

what is tested for gastrointestinal bleeding (GI), liver and biliary duct disorders, pancreatic disorders, malabsorption syndromes, maldigestion, and infections problems

Answer 35

feces

Question 36

how many grams of feces is produced in a 24 hr period

Answer 36

100- 200 g

Question 37

where is the final breakdown and reabsorption of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats

Answer 37

small intestines

Question 38

what help the final breakdown and reabsorption of proteins, carbohydrates, and fats

Answer 38

pancreatic enzymes | bile salts

Question 39

site of water, sodium, chloride absorption

Answer 39

large intestines

Question 40

def? >200 g stool weight per day with increased liquid and more than three movements per day

Answer 40

diarrhea

Question 41

if you have diarrhea for more than 4 weeks what is it called

Answer 41

chronic

Question 42

if you have diarrhea for less than 4 weeks what is it called

Answer 42

acute

Question 43

what lab test are ran on diarrhea

Answer 43

fecal electrolytes, osmolality, and pH

Question 44

what does a pH <5.6 indicates (diarrhea)

Answer 44

sugar metabolism

Question 45

what kind of diarrhea: Drugs, laxatives, inflammatory bowel disease/colitis, endocrine disorders, malignancy, collagen vascular disease

Answer 45

secretory

Question 46

what kind of diarrhea increases water retention in large intestine

Answer 46

osmotic

Question 47

impaired digestion of foods

Answer 47

maldigestion

Question 48

impaired reabsorption

Answer 48

Malabsorption

Question 49

what kind of diarrhea: Lactose intolerance, celiac sprue (malabsorption), amebiasis, giardiasis, antibiotics, laxatives, antacids

Answer 49

osmotic

Question 50

what kind of diarrhea: Gastrectomy, gastric bypass, postvagotomy, duodenal ulcer, diabetes mellitus

Answer 50

altered motility

Question 51

Steatorrhea

Answer 51

increase fat in stool | fat malabsorption

Question 52

what compound is lacking in Steatorrhea

Answer 52

bile salts

Question 53

what kind of diarrhea: Cystic fibrosis, pancreatitis, and malignancy decrease pancreatic enzymes for lipid breakdown

Answer 53

Steatorrhea

Question 54

what does stool with Steatorrhea look like

Answer 54

pale, greasy, bulky, foul odor

Question 55

how long are fecal samples taken

Answer 55

72 hours

Question 56

what does Black tarry stool mean

Answer 56

Upper GI bleeding

Question 57

what does Red stool mean

Answer 57

Lower GI bleeding

Question 58

what does Ribbon like stools mean

Answer 58

bowel obstuction

Question 59

what does a Mucus stool mean

Answer 59

Inflammation of intestinal wall

Question 60

what does Clay-colored; pale poop mean

Answer 60

Bile-duct obstruction

Question 61

what test is done to detect colorectal cancer

Answer 61

occult blood

Question 62

what stain is used for fat in feces

Answer 62

sudan III

Question 63

what test is ran for Fetal Hemoglobin

Answer 63

APT test

Question 64

what does it mean if babies have blood in feces/vomit

Answer 64

swallowed maternal blood during delivery

Question 65

apt test pink color supernatant remains =

Answer 65

alkali-resistant fetal Hgb

Question 66

apt test yellow-brown color supernatant

Answer 66

maternal Hgb

Question 67

Definitive test for steatorrhea

Answer 67

Quantitative Fecal Fat

Question 68

what does the pt have it limit for Quantitative Fecal Fat test

Answer 68

fat

Question 69

Common fecal testing on infants for disaccharidase deficiencies and lactose intolerance in adults

Answer 69

Fecal Carbohydrate Tests

Question 70

Normal stool pH

Answer 70

7 to 8

Question 71

Test distinguishes between carbohydrate reducing sugars-caused and bacterial/viral-caused diarrhea

Answer 71

Fecal Carbohydrate Tests

Question 72

what does the Xylose test examin

Answer 72

Malabsorption