Diarrhea Flashcards
Normal stool volume
- 3 to 7 BM/day
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Normal stool volume
- 3 to 7 BM/day
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Acute infectious diarrhea
- 20 to 30 BM/day
- up to 20 liters of stool per day
Diarrhea reflects an increase in what?
Water
Reasons for increased water in stool from?
- Increased intestinal secretion of water
2. Decreased intestinal reabsorption of water
Acute diarrhea duration
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Acute diarrhea duration
Persistent diarrhea
14-30 days
Chronic diarrhea
> 30days
Watery types of diarrhea
Secretory, Osmotic, Functional
Secretory description of diarrhea
- nocturnal, persists despite fasting
- microscopic colitis, stimulant laxatives; Senna
Osmotic description of diarrhea
- related to intake
- osmotic laxative; Miralax, Olestra
Functional description of diarrhea
- hypermotility, improves with fasting
- Irritable bowel syndrome
Fatty types of diarrhea
Malabsorption, Maldigestion
Malabsorption description of diarrhea
- bloating, gas, steatorrhea
- giardiasis, celiac disease
Maldigestion description of diarrhea
- loss of digestive function; meat fibers
- chronic pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis
Inflammatory types of diarrhea
IBD, Invasive, Neoplasia
IBD description of diarrhea
- white blood cells, pus, blood
- Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease
Neoplasia description of diarrhea
- associated weight loss, abdominal pain
- colon carcinoma
Neoplasia description of diarrhea
- associated weight loss, abdominal pain
- colon carcinoma
Acute infectious diarrhea
- 20 to 30 BM/day
- up to 20 liters of stool per day
Diarrhea reflects an increase in what?
Water
Reasons for increased water in stool from?
- Increased intestinal secretion of water
2. Decreased intestinal reabsorption of water
Differentiate diarrhea from
- Pseudodiarrhea
- Fecal incontinence
- Overflow incontinence
Acute diarrhea duration
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Protozoa of the colon
-E.histolytica
Chronic diarrhea
> 30days
Watery types of diarrhea
Secretory, Osmotic, Functional
Secretory description of diarrhea
- nocturnal, persists despite fasting
- microscopic colitis, stimulant laxatives; Senna