Stool examination
Stool examination in three ways.
1. Physical examination
2. Chemical examination
3. Microscopic examination
Introduction:-
The stool is an important specimen for the diagnosis of disease of GIT.
Eg:- diarrhea, dysentery, parasitic infection GIT Bleeding …
The presence of blood in stool Shows ulcerative lesion.
Examination of school shows the presence of parasites example E. amoeba histolytica, various types of tapeworm, pinworms, roundworm and their eggs.
Collection of specimen:-
The various types of precautions used for the time of stool specimen collection are as follows.
Use the dry and sterilized container.
The capacity of the container is 50 ml/day.
Types of container use:–
- Disposable wide-mouth plastic container or glass container.
- Waxed cardboard body
- Glass jar with fitting lid
Collect a sufficient amount of stool specimen.
The specimen should be collected in the morning time.
Precaution after collection:-
The specimen container should be labelled indicating the identification number.
The name of the patient date and time of collection are entered in the lab register.
The stole should be examined within one hour.
