Diarrhea And Constipation

Question 0

Occurs in gt 50years old, watery then bloody diarrhea, sparing the rectum

Answer 0

Ischemic colitis

Question 1

Most common nobinfectious cause of acute diarrhea

Answer 1

Side effects

Question 2

Persistent diarrhea is conmonly due to

Answer 2

Giardia, hystolitica, crypto, campylobacter

Question 3

Abrupt onset, 4 weeks last, may last for 3 years!!

Answer 3

Brainerd diarrhea

Question 4

Treatment avoided for febrile dysentery

Answer 4

Antimotility and anti secretory agents

Question 5

Chronic diarrhe dt derangements in fluids; watery that are painless, persistent with fasting;

Answer 5

Secretory

Question 6

Most common ne tumors; with refractory ulcer; results from fat maldigestion

Answer 6

Gastrinoma

Question 7

Characteristically ceases w fasting and discont. Of causative agent

Answer 7

Osmotic

Question 8

Oamotic diarrhea typified by:

Answer 8

Stool osmotic gap gt 50

Question 9

Most common cause of chronic d in adults

Answer 9

Lactase deficiency

Question 10

Quantively define steatorrhea

Answer 10

Fat gt 7g per day

Gt 32 g with pancreas insufficency

Question 11

Mucosal malabaorption commonly occurs from? Has villous atrophy

Answer 11

Celiac disease

Question 12

Less common cause of steatorrhea; with athralgia; affects cns

Answer 12

Whipples

Question 13

Rare defect in children in their chylomicrons; retinitis pigmentosa

Answer 13

Abetalipoproteinemia

Question 14

Stool analysis presence of leukocytes, calproctectin

Answer 14

Inflammatory diarrhea

Question 15

Often accompanied by peripheral and generalized neuropathy; because of interstinal dysmotylity

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Diabetic diarrhea

Question 16

Persistet difficult infrequent incomplete defecation

Answer 16

Constipation

Question 17

Chronic constipation due to?

Answer 17

Inadequate fiber
Fluid intake
Anorectal fcn
Disordered colonic transit

Question 18

Suggested by inability to evacuate rectun; rectal fullness; need to exteact stool digitally; pressure on posterior wall of vagina

Answer 18

Pelvic floor dysfunction

Question 19

Absence of rectoabal inhibitory reflex

Answer 19

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