10: Adult Diarrhea/Constipation Flashcards
What dietary changes are made with diarrhea?
- BRAT diet
- Fluid replacement
Which type of constipation (primary, dietary, medication, metabolic, structural/functional, or psychological)?
Diabetes
Metabolic
Is this a bulk, stimulant, osmotic, or stool softener laxative?
Dulcolax
Stimulant
Which type of diarrhea (secretory, osmotic, exudative, or inflammatory)?
Caused by increase in secretion or decrease in absorption.
Secretory
Which type of diarrhea (secretory, osmotic, exudative, or inflammatory)?
Caused by colon cancer.
Inflammatory
Which type of diarrhea (secretory, osmotic, exudative, or inflammatory)?
Damage to the mucosal lining, which causes passive loss of fluids.
Inflammatory
Which type of constipation (primary, dietary, medication, metabolic, structural/functional, or psychological)?
Functional constipation that lasts >6 months without any other cause.
Primary (most common cause)
Which type of constipation (primary, dietary, medication, metabolic, structural/functional, or psychological)?
Fear of public restrooms.
Psychological
3 most common causative agents in traveler’s diarrhea?
- Salmonella
- E. coli
- Cryptosporidium
Is this a bulk, stimulant, osmotic, or stool softener laxative?
Milk of Magnesia
Osmotic
Which type of constipation (primary, dietary, medication, metabolic, structural/functional, or psychological)?
Side effect of drug or laxative abuse.
Medication
Is this a bulk, stimulant, osmotic, or stool softener laxative?
Lactulose
Osmotic
Is this a bulk, stimulant, osmotic, or stool softener laxative?
Maintain moisture in fecal material to prevent hardness.
Stool softener
4 definitions of constipation.
- Hard pebble-like feces.
- Infrequent bowel movements.
- Difficulty or pain with defecation.
- Sensation of incomplete defecation.
Is this a bulk, stimulant, osmotic, or stool softener laxative?
Psyllium
Bulk-forming
Is this a bulk, stimulant, osmotic, or stool softener laxative?
Simulate enteric nervous system promoting propulsive activity.
Stimulant
Which type of diarrhea (secretory, osmotic, exudative, or inflammatory)?
Caused by IBD and viral, bacterial, or parasitic infx.
- Inflammatory
- Exudative (severe infx)
Which type of constipation (primary, dietary, medication, metabolic, structural/functional, or psychological)?
Spinal cord lesions
Structural/Functional
What is the management plan for ABX-associated diarrhea?
- Stool culture for C. diff
- Metronidazole 500 mg PO TID or 250 mg QID or Vancomycin 125 mg PO QID
- No need to reculture after treatment, as >50% will have +stool for up to 6 weeks.