Feces Analysis – Laboratory Test Ranges | Reference
Lab | Value |
---|---|
Amount per day | 100-250 г |
Consistency |
|
Shape | cylindrical |
Color | brown |
Reaction | neutral or slightly alkaline |
Chemical composition |
|
Nitrogen | 0,25-2,0 g |
Potassium | 7-12 mEq |
Calcium | 400-900 mg |
Bilirubin | absent |
Coproporphyrin | 200-300 μg |
Water | 48-200 ml |
Sodium | 1-5 mEq |
Mucus and blood | absent |
Fat | 2,5-10 g |
Pronein | absent |
Sterkobilina | 40-280 mg |
Feces microscopy |
|
Muscle fibers |
|
Connective tissue | absent |
Neutral fat | absent |
Fatty acids | absent |
Soaps | negligible quantity |
Vegetable fibers |
|
• digestible |
|
• indigestible | negligible quantity |
Starch
amylum |
absent |
Iodophilic flora | absent |
Mucus and epithelium | absent |
Leukocytes | solitary |