Urinalysis and Body Fluids 6th Edition by Majorie DiLorenzo, Susan Strasinger

Exercise 1

Microscopic screening of a stool from a patient exhibiting prolonged diarrhea shows increased fecal neutrophils and

normal qualitative fecal fats and meat fibers.

a. What type of diarrhea do these results suggest?

b. Name an additional test that could provide more diagnostic information.

c. Name one probable result for this test and one improbable result.

d. If the test for fecal neutrophils were negative and the fecal fat concentration increased, what type of diarrhea would be suggested?

Step 1 of 4

a.

When microscopic examination is performed on feces the presence of the following confirms the secretory diarrhea:

• Increased leukocytes (primarily called neutrophils)

• Muscle fiber in undigested form

• Fecal fat

Therefore, the result suggests that it is a secretory diarrhea.