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Bugs and Drugs GI

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Clostridium dificile type of bacteria   anaerobic  
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How does C. diff spread   spores-need to wash hands with soap and water  
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Symptoms C. diff   diarrhea, no blood, crampy pain esp with BM  
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Complication C. diff   toxic megacolon- peristalsis stops and dilates, leads to colectomy because of necrosis  
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Risk factors for C. diff   -abx use, hospitalization  
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Diagnosis of C diff   2 step testing: ag in stiool, then PCR for toxin (not all C diff make toxins)  
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Treatment C diff   Well: Flagyl 500 PO TID X14 d. Sick: Vanco 125 PO QID X14d, consult gen surg  
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Relapse tx of C. diff?   First: Flagyl. 2nd: Vanco. 3rd: HELP!  
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Peds and C. diff?   Commonly colonized, but unlikely to be causing diarrhea. Don't test for.  
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When to do stool O&P?   Bloody, travel history, longer than 1 week, fever (also consider blood culture)  
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Typhoid fever organism and mode of infection   Salmonella typhi, GN rod, fecal-oral (incl water)  
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Symptoms of typhoid fever   Starts with low grade fever, liver enzymes rise, GI tract weeks later, diarrhea/constipation  
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Complications tyhoid fever   Perforation, GIB, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis  
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Diagnosis typhoid fever   Blood culture, stool culture (3rd week on), bone marrow (CALL ID)  
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Treatment typhoid   Call ID! Ceftriaxone  
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Risk factors for thrush   AIDS (normal in babies), inhaled steroids, immunocompromised  
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Liver abscess causes   *diverticulitis, appendicitis or biliary tree obstruction  
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Bugs in liver abscess   anaerobes, GN  
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Treatment of liver abscess   Drain!! Pip-tazo OR ceftriaxone + metronidazole  
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Entamoeba histolytica organism type   amoeba!! protozoan  
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Risk factors for Entamoeba   Travel history, Mexico, tropical, fecal-oral transmission  
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