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The table below displays nonspecific laboratory abnormalities associated with Infectious colitis, including:<ref name=NCBI>{{cite web | title = Diarrhoea and Vomiting Caused by Gastroenteritis | |||
| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK63841/ }}</ref><ref name="pmid8039632">{{cite journal| author=Agarwal R, Afzalpurkar R, Fordtran JS| title=Pathophysiology of potassium absorption and secretion by the human intestine. | journal=Gastroenterology | year= 1994 | volume= 107 | issue= 2 | pages= 548-71 | pmid=8039632 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8039632 }} </ref><ref name="pmid3785323">{{cite journal| author=Wang F, Butler T, Rabbani GH, Jones PK| title=The acidosis of cholera. Contributions of hyperproteinemia, lactic acidemia, and hyperphosphatemia to an increased serum anion gap. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1986 | volume= 315 | issue= 25 | pages= 1591-5 | pmid=3785323 | doi=10.1056/NEJM198612183152506 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3785323 }} </ref><ref name="pmid4555786">{{cite journal| author=Welbourne T, Weber M, Bank N| title=The effect of glutamine administration on urinary ammonium excretion in normal subjects and patients with renal disease. | journal=J Clin Invest | year= 1972 | volume= 51 | issue= 7 | pages= 1852-60 | pmid=4555786 | doi=10.1172/JCI106987 | pmc=PMC292333 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=4555786 }} </ref><ref name="pmid3796685">{{cite journal| author=Batlle DC, von Riotte A, Schlueter W| title=Urinary sodium in the evaluation of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 1987 | volume= 316 | issue= 3 | pages= 140-4 | pmid=3796685 | doi=10.1056/NEJM198701153160305 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=3796685 }} </ref> | |||
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*[[Leukocytosis]] is often present | |||
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*[[Hypokalemia]] may be present | |||
*[[Hypernatremia]] may be present | |||
*[[Hyponatremia]] may be present if patient ingests much free water | |||
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*[[CRP]] is often elevated | |||
*[[ESR]] may be elevated | |||
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*Indicated in the presence of prolonged or recurrent fever | |||
*May reveal presence of the [[bacteria]], in case of [[bacteremia]] | |||
*Commonly positive in endovascular infections | |||
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*[[Hypercalciuria]] may be present | |||
*[[Hypocitraturia]] may be present | |||
*Increased [[ammonium]] excretion | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Qasim Salau, M.B.B.S., FMCPaed [2]
Overview
Diagnostic laboratory tests to identify the pathogen causing infectious colitis include stool and blood culture, serology, or polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Non specific laboratory findings in infectious colitis are also done and helpful to rule out development of complications.
Laboratory Findings
The table below displays nonspecific laboratory abnormalities associated with Infectious colitis, including:[1][2][3][4][5]
| Test | Findings |
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| Complete Blood Count |
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| Electrolytes |
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| Inflammatory Markers | |
| Blood cultures |
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| Urinalysis |
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References
- ↑ "Diarrhoea and Vomiting Caused by Gastroenteritis".
- ↑ Agarwal R, Afzalpurkar R, Fordtran JS (1994). "Pathophysiology of potassium absorption and secretion by the human intestine". Gastroenterology. 107 (2): 548–71. PMID 8039632.
- ↑ Wang F, Butler T, Rabbani GH, Jones PK (1986). "The acidosis of cholera. Contributions of hyperproteinemia, lactic acidemia, and hyperphosphatemia to an increased serum anion gap". N Engl J Med. 315 (25): 1591–5. doi:10.1056/NEJM198612183152506. PMID 3785323.
- ↑ Welbourne T, Weber M, Bank N (1972). "The effect of glutamine administration on urinary ammonium excretion in normal subjects and patients with renal disease". J Clin Invest. 51 (7): 1852–60. doi:10.1172/JCI106987. PMC 292333. PMID 4555786.
- ↑ Batlle DC, von Riotte A, Schlueter W (1987). "Urinary sodium in the evaluation of hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis". N Engl J Med. 316 (3): 140–4. doi:10.1056/NEJM198701153160305. PMID 3796685.