Stool Specimen Collection

Question 1

By testing the levels of these substances and bacteria in your stool, it is possible to work out what’s happening in your _.

Answer 1

Digestive System

Question 2

Common condition that causes diarrhea and vomiting.

Answer 2

Gastroenteritis

Question 3

Usually the result of a bacterial / viral tummy bug.

Answer 3

Gastroenteritis

Question 4

2 Examples of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Answer 4

1. Crohn’s Disease
2. Ulcerative Colitis

Question 5

A condition that causes inflammation of the lining of the digestive system.

Answer 5

Crohn’s Disease

Question 6

A condition where the colon and rectum becomes inflamed.

Answer 6

Ulcerative Colitis

Question 7

In refrigerating a stool sample, it shouldn’t be stored for _.

Answer 7

Longer than 24 hours.

Question 8

Amount of feces excreted by a human adult daily?

Answer 8

100 - 250g (3 - 8 ounces)

Question 9

What is feces composed of?

Answer 9

75% water & 25% solid matter

Question 10

Normally a stool has a shape of?

Answer 10

Rectum

Question 11

Results from the action of bacteria in the intestines

Answer 11

Odor

Question 12

Presence of blood in stool where it is clinically evident

Answer 12

Frank

Question 13

Presence of blood in the stool where it is invisible to the naked eye

Answer 13

Occult

Question 14

(bristol stool chart)
Separate hard lumps

Answer 14

Type 1 (very constipated)

Question 15

(bristol stool chart)
Lumpy and sausage like

Answer 15

Type 2 (slightly constipated)

Question 16

(bristol stool chart)
Sausage shape with cracks in the surface

Answer 16

Type 3 (normal)

Question 17

(bristol stool chart)
smooth, soft sausage or snake

Answer 17

Type 4 (normal)

Question 18

(bristol stool chart)
Soft blobs with clear-cut edges

Answer 18

Type 5 (lacking fiber)

Question 19

(bristol stool chart)
Mushy consistency with ragged edges

Answer 19

Type 6 (inflammation)

Question 20

(bristol stool chart)
Liquid consistency with no solid pieces

Answer 20

Type 7 (inflammation)

Question 21

Physical examination consists of?

Answer 21

1. Consistency
2. Color

Question 22

(consistency)
Well-formed

Answer 22

Normal

Question 23

(consistency)
Poor fat digestion

Answer 23

Pale / Bulky / Frothy

Question 24

(consistency)
Constipation

Answer 24

Hard

Question 25

(consistency) Obstruction in the lumen of the bowel

Answer 25

Flattened and Ribbonlike

Question 26

(consistency) Digestive upset, mild diarrhea / after taking a laxative

Answer 26

Semisolid

Question 27

(consistency) Bacterial infection / after taking a purgative

Answer 27

Watery

Question 28

(consistency) Cholera

Answer 28

Rice Water Stool

Question 29

(color) Light to dark brown

Answer 29

Normal

Question 30

The color of the stool is due to the presence of?

Answer 30

Bile pigments

Question 31

(color) Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract / iron administration in a deficiency like anemia

Answer 31

Black

Question 32

(color) Bleeding piles, bleeding at the lower gastrointestinal tract / contamination with menstrual blood

Answer 32

Bright Red

Question 33

(color) Amoebic dysentery, jaundice / obstruction to the flow of bile to the intestines

Answer 33

Fresh Blood / Mucous Clay Colored

Question 34

(color) After barium meal given for x-rays

Answer 34

White

Question 35

pH of stool

Answer 35

5.8 - 7.5

Question 36

Indicates an excess of carbohydrates in the diet.

Answer 36

Strongly Acidic Stool (below 5.5) / non-pathologic

Question 37

Fermentation is present

Answer 37

Lactose intolerant / pathologic

Question 38

Indicating an excess of protein in the diet

Answer 38

Strongly Alkaline Stool (above 7.5) / non-pathologic

Question 39

Generally, it is not present, if it is, it indicates either infection or disorder of the digestive system

Answer 39

Occult Blood

Question 40

They are generally found in stools of infants suffering from diarrhea

Answer 40

Reducing Substances