My patient is a 35-year-old man with a history of abdominal pain and loose stools for the past 8 months. He has approximately 1-2 episodes per month. Three months ago a stool analysis showed Entamoeba ...

The various ailments of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract affect food digestion and absorption. Diagnosing them is critical to effective treatment and prevention of complications. Here are 11 diagnostic ...

An Apple product may help keep the doctor away in Tanzania. In a discovery that provides doctors in remote areas with an alternative, scientists recently created a microscope using an iPhone, tape, ...

Cholera can be diagnosed with the help of detailed patient history and stool examination. A patient history of watery stools especially during an epidemic should raise the suspicion of cholera. Dark ...

History:Patients sometimes give history of passing worms or segments of worms in the stool. Stool test:Examination of proglottids passed in the stool of the patient reveals tapeworm infections. The ...