1. The quantitative fecal fat microscopy method is a test that may replace:

A. regular urinalysis.

B. chemical fecal fat tests.

C. Graves’ disease tests.

D. pancreatic cancer tests.

2. A fecal fat droplet total size-number product of 926 resulted from a quantitative fecal fat microscopy method test. The patient sample is best classified as:

A. no steatorrhea.

B. mild steatorrhea.

C. moderate steatorrhea.

D. severe steatorrhea.

3. Steatorrhea is defined as the presence of excess ______________ in a fecal sample.

A. proteins

B. carbohydrates

C. sugars

D. lipids

4. All of the following are used in a quantitative fecal fat microscopy method test except:

A. phospholipids.

B. acetic acid.

C. Sudan III stain.

D. a hot plate.

5. When viewed under a microscope, what is the color of stained free fatty acid droplets prepared via the quantitative fecal fat microscopy method?

A. yellow - pale purple

B. yellow - pale orange

C. deep purple

D. deep orange

6. When viewed under a microscope, what is the color of stained neutral fat prepared via the quantitative fecal fat microscopy method?

A. yellow - pale purple

B. yellow - pale orange

C. deep purple

D. deep orange

7. Use the following table listing results from a quantitative fecal fat microscopy method’s microscopic observation of fecal fat droplets to answer questions 7 and 8.

What is the fecal fat droplet total size-number product for the above test?

A. 186

B. 240

C. 350

D. 780

8. What is the patient evaluation for the above test?

A. no steatorrhea

B. mild steatorrhea

C. moderate steatorrhea

D. severe steatorrhea

Lesson 1 Fat Test: Fat Test (Advanced)