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The importance of stool tests in diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal disorders in children
Stool is not just a simple waste material. Some stool tests can be easily used in primary care in the differential diagnosis of disorders such as gastrointestinal infections, malabsorption syndromes, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Stool tests can prevent unnecessary laboratory investigations. Stoo...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6776453/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31619925 http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/TurkPediatriArs.2018.00483 |
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description | Stool is not just a simple waste material. Some stool tests can be easily used in primary care in the differential diagnosis of disorders such as gastrointestinal infections, malabsorption syndromes, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Stool tests can prevent unnecessary laboratory investigations. Stool analyses include microscopic examination, chemical, immunologic, and microbiologic tests. Stool samples can be examined for leukocytes, occult blood, fat, sugars (reducing substances), pH, pancreatic enzymes, alpha-1 antitrypsin, calprotectin, and infectious causes (bacteria, viruses, and parasites). Stool should also be macroscopically checked in terms of color, consistency, quantity, shape, odor, and mucus. |
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spelling | pubmed-67764532019-10-16 The importance of stool tests in diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal disorders in children Kasırga, Erhun Turk Pediatri Ars Review / Derleme Stool is not just a simple waste material. Some stool tests can be easily used in primary care in the differential diagnosis of disorders such as gastrointestinal infections, malabsorption syndromes, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Stool tests can prevent unnecessary laboratory investigations. Stool analyses include microscopic examination, chemical, immunologic, and microbiologic tests. Stool samples can be examined for leukocytes, occult blood, fat, sugars (reducing substances), pH, pancreatic enzymes, alpha-1 antitrypsin, calprotectin, and infectious causes (bacteria, viruses, and parasites). Stool should also be macroscopically checked in terms of color, consistency, quantity, shape, odor, and mucus. Kare Publishing 2019-09-25 /pmc/articles/PMC6776453/ /pubmed/31619925 http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/TurkPediatriArs.2018.00483 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Turkish Archives of Pediatrics http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License |
spellingShingle | Review / Derleme Kasırga, Erhun The importance of stool tests in diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal disorders in children |
title | The importance of stool tests in diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal disorders in children |
title_full | The importance of stool tests in diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal disorders in children |
title_fullStr | The importance of stool tests in diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal disorders in children |
title_full_unstemmed | The importance of stool tests in diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal disorders in children |
title_short | The importance of stool tests in diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal disorders in children |
title_sort | importance of stool tests in diagnosis and follow-up of gastrointestinal disorders in children |
topic | Review / Derleme |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6776453/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31619925 http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/TurkPediatriArs.2018.00483 |
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