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GI Infectious Diarrhea

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Acute Diarrhea   Duration less than 14 days  
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Chronic Diarrhea   Duration is more than a month  
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Persistent diarrhea   Duration between 14-30 days  
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How to assess dehydration   General appearance, vitals (pulse, bp,orthostatics), mucous membranes, skin turgor, capillary refill  
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First sign of dehydration   decreased urine output  
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tenesmus   painful evacuation of poop  
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Main component of oral rehydration solutions   Sodium  
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BRAT diet   bananas, rice, applesauce and toast. Avoid milk  
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Good history questions   Travel, day care, hobbies, sexual practices, abx history  
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When do you order stool studies?   Only if diarrhea is persistent or recurring, or if there is a hx of fever or tenesmus. Diagnostic Yield of stool cultures is only 1.5-5.6%  
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Fecal leukocyte sensitivity   73% sensitive and 84% specific for inflammatory diarrhea  
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Enteropathogens to keep in mind   E. Coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Vibrio, Listeria, Cyclospora, Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, C. difficile, Giardia, etc  
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When does diarrhea occur most commonly?   October to April (winter)  
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Which virus is associated with nursing homes, cruise ships and familial outbreaks?   Norovirus  
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____ virus is associated with pediatric hospitalizations   rotaviruses  
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______ is associated with water transmission   Giardia. Associated symptoms: foul-smelling watery diarrhea, cramps and flatulence  
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____ is a protozoa that causes diarrhea that may be quite bloody and is associated with travelers and homosexual men   Entamoeba histolytica (protozoa). It stands for the last A in messy cacA. Amoeba (entamoeba histolitica)  
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Which population is more susceptible to infection with protozoa   Immunocompromised. Examples: cyclospora, Isospora, cryptosporidium, microsporidia. Many of these organisms are present in the environment and water supply  
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Small gram negative rod associated with seafood, particularly raw oysters   Vibrio. Watery diarrhea. Vibrio can also cause wound infections from contaminated sea water  
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If a patient present with diarrhea and pain (within 4 hours of eating) immediately follwoing a picnic, consider   Staph areus, and Bacillus cereus. Preformed toxin, so symptoms come right away. There is no more toxin production after ingestion so sx are short lived.  
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Infection associated with fried rice   Bacillus Cereus  
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Abx makes kids more susceptible to get   hemolytic uremic syndrome  
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Four top causes of diarrhea   E. Coli, Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella  
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Poultry, eggs and dairy are associated with   Salmonella. Salmonella causes enteritis 6-14 hours after ingestion  
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Osteomyelitis, endocarditis and arthritis are associated with   salmonella  
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The infection associated with pulse-temperature discordance   S. tyhpi. Usually, with a fever, pulse increases  
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____ is associated with day cares, nurseries and long term care (fecal-oral transmission)   Shigella. Attach and invade M cells in Peyer's patches. Sx start 1-3 days after ingestion  
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Most common cause of traveler's diarrhea   Entero-toxigenic E. Coli (ETEC). Watery diarrhea  
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When should you not use anti-motility agents?   With toxic bacteria. Shigella, C. Difficile, E. coli 0157  
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Bloody Diarrhea Pneumonic: MESSY CACA   Medical disease, E. Coli, Shigella, Salmonella, Yersinia, Campylobacter, Amoeba (entamoeba histolitica), C. Dificile, Aeromonas  
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Which viral agents are high on the list of suspicion with watery diarrhea?   Rotavirus, Norovirus, Adenovirus  
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Which Bacterial agents are high on the list of suspicion with watery diarrhea?   Staph aureus, Bacillus cereus, Vibrio  
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Which Parasites are high on the list of suspicion with watery diarrhea?   Giardia, "Spora's"  
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_______ is a flagellate Protozoa often found in streams and stagnant water and causes watery diarrhea   Giardia.  
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