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ID Exam 3
GI infections
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Anatomy
12th Grade
11/06/2012

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Term
diarrhea is due to?
Definition
dehydration from GI infection
Term
diarrhea is the _ leading cause of death/morbidity in the world?
Definition
2nd
Term
what world wide causes more diarrhea
Definition
virus
Term
what in teh US causes more diarrhea
Definition
bacteria
Term
what are other froms of diarrhea in the US
Definition
viral
Abx assoc diarrhea
traveler's
food poisoning
Term
AAD has what 2 subtypes
Definition
infectious
nonfectious
Term
what two meds can cause noninfectious diarrhea and what do they do
Definition
erythomycin stimulates motilin receptrs
neomycin changes intestine mucosa
Term
what is a causes of infectious AAD
Definition
c. diff
Term
what defines as diarrhea
Definition
more than 3 loose stools in one day
Term
what are the 3 types of diarrhea
Definition
acute
persisitant
chronic
Term
numberr of stools for
watery:
inflammatory:
Definition
<10
>10
Term
which type of diarrhea is most common
Definition
watery
Term
which type of diarrhea has a lot of PMNs
Definition
inflammatory
Term
what is the mechansim of action of wateryr diarrhea
Definition
toxins
educed absorption
Term
what is the mechanism of action of inflammatory diarrhea
Definition
mucusal invasion
Term
what orgs cause watery diarrhea
Definition
cholera
enteropathogenic e.coli
enterotoxigenic e. coli
rotovirus
notovirus
Term
what orgs cause inflmmatory diarrhea
Definition
campylobacter
salmonella
shigella
yersinia
C. diff
enteroaggressive e. coli
enteroinvasive e. coli
enterohemmmorhagic e.coli
Term
what org does the stool sample for
Definition
campylobacter, shigella, salmonella
Term
what does the toxin test, test for
Definition
c. diff A and B
E coli 0157:H7
Term
immunoassay is best used to test for?
what is the marker?
Definition
inflammatory
lactoferrin
Term
what is an ex of oral fluid replacement for diarrhea
when do you do IV?
Definition
pedialyte
only in shock
Term
what are the antimotility agents
Definition
diphenoxylate
loperamide
Term
what are the absorbent meds
Definition
kaolin/aluminum hydroxide
Term
what are the anti secretory meds
Definition
bismuth subsylicate
Term
what meds arent indicated for high fever or bloody diaarhea?
why?
Definition
anti motility
prevents the inflamm agent from clearing
more is absorbed
more damage
Term
ABX are only really reccomended for diarrhea for what orgs i?f confirmed
Definition
campylobacter, shigella, yersinia
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