A stool test is a medical diagnostic technique that involves the collection and analysis of fecal matter. Microbial analysis (culturing), microscopy and...

The stool guaiac test or guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) is one of several methods that detects the presence of fecal occult blood (blood invisible...

impact of fecal pH in critically ill patients". Critical Care. 16 (4): R119. doi:10.1186/cc11413. PMC 3580696. PMID 22776285. Stool test Portal: Medicine...

types of blood in stool such as melena or hematochezia). A fecal occult blood test (FOBT) checks for hidden (occult) blood in the stool (feces). The American...

The Bristol stool scale is a diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories. It is used in both clinical...

support or arm rests Bar stool Footstool Stool, feces Human feces, more commonly called "stool" Stool test, the collection and analysis of fecal matter...

Steatorrhea (or steatorrhoea) is the presence of excess fat in feces. Stools may be bulky and difficult to flush, have a pale and oily appearance, and...

(British English), commonly and in medical literature more often called stool, are the solid or semisolid remains of food that could not be digested or...

chemical laboratory testing. In infants, the Apt test, a test that is particularly useful in cases where a newborn has blood in stool or vomit, can be used...

eliminating lactose from the diet. Other supporting tests include a hydrogen breath test and a stool acidity test. Other conditions that may produce similar symptoms...

and poverty. Cholera can be diagnosed by a stool test, or a rapid dipstick test, although the dipstick test is less accurate. Prevention methods against...

The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a diagnostic technique that examines stool samples for traces of non-visible blood, which could potentially indicate...

type of X-ray known as an upper gastrointestinal series, blood tests, and stool tests may help with diagnosis. Other conditions with similar symptoms...

(parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel movements, weight loss, abdominal pain and fatigue. Most...

infections also involve fever, fatigue, headache and muscle pain. If the stool is bloody, the cause is less likely to be viral and more likely to be bacterial...

parasites have different diagnostic stages. Testing routes will often be determined by symptoms. Stool Test Blood Test Colonoscopy/Endoscopy X-ray/MRI/ CT Scan...

survive for nearly three months in cold water. Giardiasis is diagnosed via stool tests. Prevention may be improved through proper hygiene practices. Asymptomatic...

three months. During this time, there may be limited signs of infection in stool samples, due to a lack of egg production and shedding. The female T. trichiura...

infectious colitis by employing tissue cultures and stool studies. Biopsy of the colon is another beneficial test but is more invasive. Other forms of colitis...

examination and laboratory tests (CBC, electrolytes, stool culture and sensitivity, stool ova and parasites et cetera). Additional tests may include medical...

loss through the stools due to breakdown of the control mechanisms in the intestinal tissue that normally remove water from the stools, and in severe cases...

bacteria in stool a year after the acute stage of the infection. Diagnosis is made by any blood, bone marrow, or stool cultures and with the Widal test (demonstration...

dysfunction that makes bowel movements infrequent or hard to pass. The stool is often hard and dry. Other symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating...

enterolith may form. Infection of a diverticulum often occurs as a result of stool collecting in a diverticulum. Diverticulitis is defined as diverticular...

bowel disease Stool tests for ova and parasites as well as for Clostridioides difficile A colonoscopy or fecal immunochemical testing for cancer, including...

urine and stool samples or fluid obtained by arthrocentesis. Tests for C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate are non-specific tests that can...

laboratory method for preparing human stool samples prior to searching for parasite eggs. Eggs per gram is a laboratory test that determines the number of eggs...

into adults have been extirpated. Follow-up stool samples, potential additional treatment, and blood tests are necessary to ensure a cure. This parasite...

children needed to be tested for mushroom poisoning. Cespon said that the defendant reported diarrhoea symptoms and underwent a stool test, which recorded liquid...

In medicine, the fecal fat test is a diagnostic test for fat malabsorption conditions, which lead to excess fat in the feces (steatorrhea). In the duodenum...