Kasırga E.2024-07-222024-07-22201913060015http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/14742Stool is not just a simple waste material. Some stool tests can be easily used in primary care in the differential diagnosis of disorders such as gastrointestinal infections, malabsorption syndromes, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Stool tests can prevent unnecessary laboratory investigations. Stool analyses include microscopic examination, chemical, immunologic, and microbiologic tests. Stool samples can be examined for leukocytes, occult blood, fat, sugars (reducing substances), pH, pancreatic enzymes, alpha-1 antitrypsin, calprotectin, and infectious causes (bacteria, viruses, and parasites). Stool should also be macroscopically checked in terms of color, consistency, quantity, shape, odor, and mucus. © 2019 by Turkish Pediatric Association.EnglishAll Open Access; Green Open Accessalpha 1 antitrypsinbilirubincalgranulinchymotrypsinfeces lipidhemoglobinoil scarletpancreatic elastaseamebiasisbile duct atresiacarbohydrate intolerancechildchromatographycryptosporidiosisdiarrheaEntamoeba disparEntamoeba histolyticaenzyme linked immunosorbent assayfecal sugar chromatographyfeces analysisfeces colorfeces compositionfollow upgastrointestinal diseasegastrointestinal hemorrhagegastrointestinal mucosagiardiasisgravimetryhereditary fructose intolerancehumanimmunohistochemistryinflammatory bowel diseaseleukocytelipid absorptionmalabsorptionMenetrier diseasemicroscopynear infrared reflectance spectroscopyoccult bloodoccult blood testosmolaritypredictive valueReviewsensitivity and specificitystainingsteatocrit teststeatorrheatrophozoiteupper gastrointestinal bleedingReview10.14744/TurkPediatriArs.2018.00483