Diarrhea Flashcards

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↑ peristalsis

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Diarrhea

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Drugs for Diarrhea

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  1. Opiods (Loperamide, Diphenoxylate)***
  2. Eluxadoline
  3. Psyllium
  4. Bismuth subsalicylate
  5. Antimicrobials (diarrhea due to infection)
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Most effective (almost any cause)

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Opioids (e.g., Loperamide)

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Bloody diarrhea due to pseudomembranous colitis

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Metronidazole***
Oral Vancomycin
Fidoxomicin

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5
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Traveler’s diarrhea (ETEC)

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Cotrimoxazole
Ciprofloxacin

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Rice watery diarrhea

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Tetracycline

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