PROCEDURE:

A. MACROSCOPIC AND MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION

• Examine the stool macroscopically. Avoid admixture of urine, fibers, dirt, gauze
threads and tissue papers. Presence of the things mentioned, the specimen should be
rejected.

• In a clean slide, put a one (1) drop of NSS.

• By means of an applicator stick, get a pea size of stool from the specimen. If a portion
is mucoid or bloody, collect from that portion.

• Note for the color and consistency of the stool.

• Examine the specimen immediately by using microscope.

B. FECAL OCCULT BLOOD

• Using a FOBT kit (Procedure will be discussed in the laboratory proper.)

OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS:

Report your findings in examining the specimen for fecal analysis. Insert at least two (2)
photos of low power and high power fields observed in the microscope.

LOW POWER OBJECTIVE: HIGH POWER OBJECTIVE:

 TEST PARAMETER RESULT

FECALYSIS COLOR

CONSISTENCY

MICROSCOPIC RBC:
EXAMINATION
WBC:

PARASITE:

FECAL OCCULT BLOOD

QUESTIONS:

1. What is the recommended size of specimen for routine fecalysis?

2. Enumerate the different color/appearance of fecal specimen and what do the colors
indicate?

3. What is occult blood? And why is it tested?

4. What are the dietary restrictions prior fecal occult blood testing?

5. Illustrate the following normal and pathologic structures seen in stool.

 A. VEGETABLE CELLS

B. STARCH GRANULES

C. FAT GLOBULES

D. YEAST CELLS

E. RED BLOOD CELLS

F. WHITE BLOOD CELLS

CONCLUSION: