8 - Diarrhea And Food Borne Flashcards
Acute vs chronic diarrhea?
Acute: <3 weeks
Chronic: > 3 weeks
The pt knows what is abnormal
Noninfectious diarrhea?
Malabsorption Milk protein/lactose intol IBS IBD Laxative abuse
Infectious diarrhea
Virus
Bacteria
Fungi
Parasites
Non-invasive toxin mediated diarrhea tends to present?
Afebrile
Abdominal cramping with watery diarrhea
Diarrhea where bacteria invade the mucosa?
Febrile
RBC/WBC in stool
Acute gastroenteritis (AGE)
1-5 days of watery diarrhea with prominent N/V
Can be any number of infections, toxins, drugs, diseases
Food poisoning
Disease caused by toxin present in food
Food poisoning classifications?
Ultrashort - 1-2 hrs
- chemical
Short - 1-6 hrs
- toxin in food
Long - 8-16hrs
- organism in food
- toxin produced after consumption
Who is susceptible to AGE?
Everybody
Especially travelers to “developing” countries
Honestly whoever came up with that term has never been to the countries, they arent developing, they are stagnant at best
Questions for diarrhea
- History
- stool volume
- stool characteristic
- stool consistency
- flatus
- food history
- travel history
- systemic symptoms
- day care
- failure to thrive
- malnutrition
- water exposure
- camping
- animal exposure
- onset and duration
Borborygmi
Borborygmi?
Rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines
Dairy is associated with?
Campylobacter and salmonella
Eggs are associated with?
Salmonella
Meats are associated with?
C. Perfringes
Aeromonas
Campylobacter
Salmonella
Ground beef are associated with?
Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli
Poultry are associated with?
Campylobcter species
Seafood are associated with?
Astrovirus
Aeromonas
Plesimonas
Vibro
Oysters are associated with?
Calicivirus
Plesiomonas
Vibro species
Vegetables are associated with?
Aeromonas species
C. Perfringins
Underdeveloped tropics are associated with?
C. Perfringes
Africa, S/C america, and India are associated with?
Entamoeba species
Vibro cholera
Mexico is associated with?
Aeromonas
Entamoeba
Plesimonas
Yersinia species
Asia is associated with?
Vibrio cholera
Australia, canada, europe are associated with?
Yersinia species
Japan is associated with?
V. Parahaemolyticus
New guinea is associated with?
Clostridium species
C. Difficile is associated with?
Hospitalization
Abx
Plesimonas species is associated with?
Liver disease
Malignancy
Salmonella species is associated with?
Intestional dysmobility Malnutrition Achlorhydria Hemolytic anemia SCD Immunosuppression Malaria
Rotavirus is associated with?
Hospitalization
Giardia species is associated with?
Agammaglobulinemia
Chronic pancreatitis
Achlorhydria
Cystic fibrosis
Nonspecific diarrhea/food borne disease s/s?
- Lethargy
- depressed consciousness
- dry mucous membranes
- sunken eyes
- poor skin turgor
- delayed cap refil
- drop in BP
- nonfocal abdominal pain
- cramping
- borborygmi
- perianal erythema
- fever
- wt loss
Tests to consider for diarrhea/food borne?
O and P Stool pH CBC- diff Gram stain Bacterial culture Blood culture LFTs Fecal leukocytes Hemoccult Serum electrolytes X-rays Simoidoscopy Upper endoscopy (EGD) Intestinal biopsy String
Non specific treatments?
Oral/IV rehydration
BRAT diet
Anti motility agents
Antimicrobial therapy
Most diarrhea organisms are?
Self limiting
When to suspect a virus with diarrhea?
Vomiting is prominent 14hr + incubation Short (<3 days) No bacterial warning signs No epidemiologic clues
Adenovirus?
Prolonged diarrhea (compared to rotavirus)
Multiple viral illness (“the cold”)
Calicivirus
Common cause of pediatric diarrhea
Possible association with intussuception
Norovirus
Norwalk / norwalk-like
Cruise ships
Rotavirus
AGE in kids
URT infections
Vaccine available (not widely used)
Cytomegalovirus
Immunocompromised pts
Possible dysentary
Bennefits from antivirals
Yersinia entercolitica
Sever cramping
Misdiagnosed as appendicitis
Associated with polyarticular arthritis
Staphylococcus aureus
Toxin in food
No organism in body
“I want to die” gastroenteritis
Bacillus cereus
Contaminated rice
Systematic movement through GI tract
Clostridium perfringens
Known for causing gas gangrene
Mild gastrointestinal symptoms
General info for campylobacter jejuni
Community acquired inflammatory enteritis
Fecal/oral
Food borne (chickens 50-70%)
Sick pets
Unpasteurized milk
Campylobacter jejuni s/s?
Acutely ill Diffusely Tender abdomen Abdominal pain Fever (104) HA Myalgias
10+ watery BM/day
Differentiator for campylobacter jejuni?
Abdominal pain
Salmonella/shigella has minimal/no pain