constipation and diarrhea Flashcards

1
Q

foods that are sweetened wit alcohol can cause diarrhea via what mechnism ?

A

osmotic

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2
Q

“explosive diarrhea”
- pop: children

  • bloody stool
A

C. jejuni

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3
Q

“enteric fever” can cause typhoid fever

A

salmonella

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4
Q

“dysentery” bl in the stool

A

shigella sonne

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5
Q

food poisening: ham, poultry, pastries, salad
-2-8 hrs
can cause: osteomyelitis
gram + cocci = golden yellow colony

A

S. aureus

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6
Q

Montezuma’s revenge
travelers diarrhea
UTI

-non-bloody, nausea/ vomit

A

E. Coli

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7
Q

hiking or rafting for 1-3 wks prior to onset of diarrhea

  • non bloody, nausea/ vomiting
  • eval: cyst in stool
    tx: metronidazole
A

G. lamblia

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8
Q

bl in stool

A

inflammatory bowel dz:

  • UC
  • Crhns
  • Colorectal CA
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9
Q

bloody stool ass. with wt. loss

A

crohns

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10
Q

mucus in the stool, alternating with early mornig constipation and stress

A

IBS

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11
Q

BURNING sensation in the abdomen, head neck, ext. , and chest pain

last minutes to hours

A

MSG

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12
Q

cause: fried rice, mac-N-cheese

s/s: no fever, has diarrhea with abdominal cramping

A

bacillus cereus

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13
Q

cause: meat and poultry

s/s: no fever, vomiting that last less than 24 hours

A

c. perfringes

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14
Q

rice water stool

A

vibrio choerae

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15
Q

CNS palsies, paralysis, and respiratory failure

blocks release of AcH

A

C. Botulinum

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16
Q

aganglionic secion of the bowels causing constipation

A

hirschsprung’s dz

17
Q

adult with constipation

  • distention
  • wt loss
  • bl in stool
A

colorectal CA

abdomin pn with no cachexia: IBS