Thursday, September 4, 2008

Malabsorption syndrome

Diagnosis:-

Steatorrhoea:-
Sudan Stain
48-72 hours of stool collection of fat

>14 g/dl -- steatorrhoea; >40 g/dl comes from pancreatic origin

#D-Xylose Test:-
Normal test:-Pancreatic Insufficiency
Abnormal Test:- Gi insufficiency

#Small Bowel Biopsy:-

Or
Trypsin Test and secretin test.

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