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Gastroenterology

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Gall bladder disease tx   zosyn (Pip-TZ) OR Unasyn (Am-SB) OR Timentin (TC-Clav) OR ertapenem  
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Severe diarrhea   Cipro OR Levaquin OR TMP-SMX-DS  
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Severe diarrhea: s/s =   >6 stools/day, >101F, tenesmus, blood, fecal WBC  
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Gastroenteritis: C. jejuni   Azithro  
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IBD tx options   5-ASA; corticosteroids; 6MP/AZA; anti-TNF Ab  
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Abx for diarrhea 2/2:   Shigella, C. diff, extra-intestinal Salmonella, traveler’s diarrhea, cholera, amebiasis & giardiasis  
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UC tx   mild 5-ASA, prednisone; severe HD steroid, cyclosporine, infliximab, surg  
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CD tx   anti-inflam (5-ASA, steroids), cipro, azothioprine, MTX, infliximab  
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IBS tx: SSRI vs TCA   SSRA for IBS-C, TCA works for IBS-D  
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HCV mgmt   Interferon with ribavirin (CI in advanced liver dz, psych dz, poss renal, cardiac, DM retinopathy)  
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Hep B tx   acute: supportive; chronic: Entecavir and tenofovir firstline  
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Chemotherapy induced N/V (CINV) tx   Ondansetron (Zofran) (5-HT3 blockers)  
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Diverticulitis tx   IV Abx, fluids, NPO  
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H. pylori gastritis tx   2 antibiotics & PPI  
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Traveler's diarrhea (ETEC) tx:   hydration & Cipro  
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pancreatic ca tx   whipple; stenting; chemo +/- XRT  
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Colon cancer (CRC) Tx of choice   Resection + lymph node staging; adjuvant CT +/- RT  
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V cholera tx   rehydrate & 1 dose Cipro; untx’d 50% mortality  
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Shigella Tx   Abx: TMP/SMX is TxOC; poss FQ/cipro; Amoxicillin is NOT EFFECTIVE  
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DO NOT use anti-motility agents in:   pts w/shigella, C diff, E coli O157 (inflammatory diarrhea)  
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Tx of choice for more severe infxs diarrhea:   FQ; TMP-SMX = 2nd-line tx; add azithro for Campy  
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H pylori Tx   Triple tx: (PPI + Amox + clarithro) OR (PPI + Flagyl + clarithro); Quadruple tx: PPI + bismuth + Flagyl + tetracycline  
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Gastric ca: Tx   Surgical resection (best chance for cure); Neoadjuvant CTx & XRT; Adjuvant CTx  
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Hep A tx   IVIG within 14d post exposure  
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Hepatic Encephalopathy tx   r/o infxn, correct lytes; lactulose; neomycin; rifaximin  
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Celiac dz Tx   GFD curative; if no improvement, consider alt dx (lymphoma, Giardia, panc insuff, lactose intolerance)  
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Whipple dz: tx =   prolonged antibiotic therapy  
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Severe salmonella gastroenteritis tx   TMP/SMX, amp, or Cipro; for severe, SCD, or bacteremia  
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Meds associated with constipation   NSAIDs, opiates, anticholinergics (TCAs, phenothiazine, antihistamine), CCBs, clonidine, iron  
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Meds associated with diarrhea   Antacids with Mg. Abx (clind, Sulfa, broad-spectrum). Colchicine. Reglan. Prostaglandins. Anti-neoplastics  
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