Steatorrhea
This sugar is not digested by the body and is used to distinguish maldigestion from malabsorption
What is D-xylose?
Most specific and sensitive method of screening of colorectal cancer
What is iFOBT?
Gold standard for quantitative fecal fat analysis
What is Van de Kamer titration?
A bloody diarrhea caused by bacterial infection
What is bacterial dysentery?
Preferred method for fecal transplantation
What is colonoscopy?
This stain is used to dye fecal fat a bright orange color.
What is Sudan III?
Method that can detect upper GI bleeding
What is HemoQuant?
Method that measures all fecal fat.
What is the Gravimetric method?
The test detects the presence of lactoferrin and thus the presence of neutrophil.
what is lactoferrin Latex agglutination test?
Nosocomial pathogen that can cause recurrent infections after antibiotic exposure
What is C. difficile?
This procedure is the confirmatory test for steatorrhea.
What is quantitative fecal fat?
Strong reducing agent that can interfere with peroxidase reaction
What is Vitamin C?
Method that involves a microwave-dried specimen.
What is 1H-NMR/Hydrogen Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
The group/kind of bacteria that can cause the increase of neutrophils in stool.
invasive bacterial pathogen
Method that contains freeze-dried, live microbiota
What is oral capsule?
This enzyme is aided by bile salts to digest fats.
What is lipase?
Positive result for stool guaiac test
What is blue color?
Test to screen for steatorrhea in pediatric populations or monitor patient’s response to therapy
What is the Acid Steatocrit method?
In the microscopic exam of neutrophil in stool, this stain is used to make a wet mount. It is faster but difficult to interpret.
What is methylene blue stain?
Procedure approved by FDA that is given orally
What is VOWST?
The presence of this fiber in a fecal sample is a sign of maldigestion.
What is undigested meat fiber?
Compound that are detected in fluorometric test
What is porphyrin?
The diet needed for a quantitative fecal fat test
What is 100 g of fat/day for 3 days before and during the test?
In the microscopic exam of neutrophil in stool, this stain is used to make a dry smear. It provides permanent slides for evaluation and aids in diagnosis.
What is Gram stain?
Process that includes fresh stool, saline, and glycerol and freezed at -80C
What is cryopreservation?