Stool Investigations
Alpha 1 antitrypsin
C. diff culture, toxin
O/C/P (Charcot–Leyden crystals (formed from eosinophil breakdown) see in parasitic infections, also in sputum in asthma)
Occult blood
Electrolytes
- paired with serum Alpha 1 antitrypsin and FOB (blood causes positivity so not interpretable if blood present)
- Can calculate loss with serum value
- positive = protein loosing enteropathy
- exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
C. diff culture, toxin
O/C/P (Charcot–Leyden crystals (formed from eosinophil breakdown) see in parasitic infections, also in sputum in asthma)
Occult blood
Electrolytes