Questions for Yield from Stool Testing 1. What was the purpose of this study? 2.

What lab tests were performed? 3. What were the criteria for the patients to be evaluated in this survey? 4. What were the results of each test. 5. What other factors were considered? 6. What was the best indicator in a CBC (DL) of a need to order a stool culture? 7. What lab test is recommended as most valuable for nosocomial diarrhea cases? Commentary: 8. What is the reason for determining the etiological diagnosis of diarrhea? 9. What is the 1st order for a hospitalized patient with diarrhea? 10. Is the stool exam for O&P useful in making the causal diagnosis of diarrhea? 11. What are the symptoms of C. difficile diarrhea? (outside source) 12. How does C. difficile diarrhea happen? 13. What low tech stool exam is recommended as a screen to determine the cause of diarrhea? 14. What are the clinical indications for a stool exam for diarrhea? 15. Unusual hosts includes what conditions? 16. What are some infectious and non-infectious causes of colitis? (outside source)