In what part of the digestive tract do pancreatic enzymes and bile salts contribute to digestion?
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Where does the reabsorption of water take place in the primary digestive process?
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Which of the following tests is not performed to detect osmotic diarrhea?
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The normal composition of feces includes all of the following except:
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What is the fecal test that requires a 3-day specimen?
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The normal brown color of the feces is produced by:
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Diarrhea can result from all of the following except:
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Stools from persons with steatorrhea will contain excess amounts of:
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Which of the following pairings of stool appearance and cause does not match?
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Stool specimens that appear ribbon-like are indicative of which condition?
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A black tarry stool is indicative of:
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Chemical screening tests performed on feces include all of the following except:
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Secretory diarrhea is caused by:
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The fecal osmotic gap is elevated in which disorder?
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Microscopic examination of stools provides preliminary information as to the cause of diarrhea because:
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The presence of fecal neutrophils would be expected with diarrhea caused by a rotavirus.
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Large orange-red droplets seen on direct microscopic examination of stools mixed with Sudan III represent:
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Microscopic examination of stools mixed with Sudan III and glacial acetic acid and then heated will show small orange-red droplets that represent:
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When performing a microscopic stool examination for muscle fibers, the structures that should be counted:
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A value of 85% fat retention would indicate:
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Which of the following tests would not be indicative of steatorrhea?
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Gum guaiac is preferred over ortho-tolidine for “occult” blood in mass screening tests because:
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The term “occult” blood describes blood that:
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What is the recommended number of samples that should be tested to confirm a negative occult blood result?
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Which test is more sensitive to upper GI bleeding?
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Annual testing for fecal occult blood has a high predictive value for the detection of:
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Tests for the detection of “occult” blood rely on the:
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What is the significance of an APT test that remains pink after addition of sodium hydroxide?
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In the Van de Kamer method for quantitative fecal fat determinations, fecal lipids are:
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A patient whose stool exhibits increased fats, undigested muscle fibers, and the inability to digest gelatin may have:
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A stool specimen collected from an infant with diarrhea has a pH of 5.0. This result correlates with a:
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Which of the following tests differentiates a malabsorption cause from a maldigestion cause in steatorrhea?
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