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Diarrhoea Flashcards

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Causes of diarrhoea

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Infections, IBD, medications

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Drug causes

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Mg, antibiotics, chemotherapy, omeprazole, cimetidine, ranitidine, NSAIDs, metformin

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Complications of diarrhoea

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Dehydration and malnutrition, metabolic acidosis, loss of potassium, hypovolaemia, CV collapse

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Options for treating diarrhoea

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Oral rehydration therapy, Antimotility drugs, Antispasmodics, Antibiotics

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Anti spasmodic uses

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IBS

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Eg of antispasmodics

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Atropine, propantheline, dicyclovine

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Eg of anti motility drugs

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Opiates - cocaine, morphine, loperamide and cophenotrope

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Which drugs are not used in children

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Anti motility drugs

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When are antibiotics used

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Travellers diarrhoea

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