yes, melanotic stools nm
Posted By: anon on 2009-06-21
In Reply to: hmmm melanotic or melenic??? - Gina
Subject: yes, melanotic stools nm
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melanotic nm
Subject: melanotic nm
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melanotic stool?
Subject: melanotic stool?
Can stool be melanotic or is this always melenic?
Thanks for your help!
melenic or melanotic
Subject: melenic or melanotic
I believe that is not correct. It is melenic stools. look at the definition. melanotic refers to the skin, melenic refers to black, tarry.
all MDs say melanotic and they're wrong..regarding
Subject: all MDs say melanotic and they're wrong..regarding
yep, they make up their own words........good thing we are all researchers....oh and if MDs spell a drug? 95% they are spelling them incorrectly.....as a matter of fact, IF an MD spells a drug that I don't know, I AUTOMATICALLY look it up.....like a knee-jerk reflex....*lol*
melenic versus melanotic
Subject: melenic versus melanotic
melanotic is a proper word, as in melanotic urine when a patient has melanoma....but it should be melenic when pertaining to stool.
hmmm melanotic or melenic???
Subject: hmmm melanotic or melenic???
they are saying melanotic stools.. is that right?? 
about stools (sorry)
Subject: about stools (sorry)
Yep, it's a report on stools and the doc says no blood, s/l "pus mix," or melena (he says meh-LEEN-ah, but I think it's melena). Does "pus mix" make sense?? As in pus *mixed* in?
could be occult stools
Subject: could be occult stools
meaning blood in the stools.
s/l *skiblous* stools... TIA nm
Subject: s/l *skiblous* stools... TIA nm
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in a colonoscopy, s/l illoculate stools--by ESL doc-nm
Subject: in a colonoscopy, s/l illoculate stools--by ESL doc-nm
Could you be hearing psyllium for stools etc? nm
Subject: Could you be hearing psyllium for stools etc? nm
biliary colic stools????
Subject: biliary colic stools????
Has anyone heard of biliary colic stools and if so what is it?
I might very well be biliary colic stools. sm
Subject: I might very well be biliary colic stools. sm
Is this a nephrology or urology patient? Or even a GI patient?
When you have gallbladder problems, liver problems, etc., the stools are usually a different color. They can be clay colored, black, tarry, yellow, green like baby stools, etc. So biliary colic stools could be right.
For many years she has had loose, mucus-like stools. nm
Subject: For many years she has had loose, mucus-like stools. nm
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Do they have to stop the scoping because of these stools or do they get past them to the cecum? nm
Subject: Do they have to stop the scoping because of these stools or do they get past them to the cecum? nm
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have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
Subject: have another question----stools were sent for s/l ribgiacola?, rotavirus, Gram stain, etc
Melena or Melenotic - loss of GI blood causing black, tarry stools?
Subject: Melena or Melenotic - loss of GI blood causing black, tarry stools?
Blood loss causes anemia which would cause one to be on iron supplement.
History of mucusy, loose stools (mucusy???)
Subject: History of mucusy, loose stools (mucusy???)
Okay. I know the difference between mucus (n) and mucous (adj.), but I'm not sure if mucusy is a word. My spell check accepts it, but I can't find it in a medical dictionary. If not, any advice on how to recast this sentence? Thanks!
For many years she has had mucusy, loose stools.
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