Diarrhoea Flashcards
1
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Description of stool
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How much each time Consistency What colour? Blood/mucus/tarry Difficult to flush Float
2
Q
Timing
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Frequency Time of day Urgency How long Normal Foods/medications
3
Q
Specific causes
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Medication Recent travel Contact Diet Past medical history Occupation Fnaily history
4
Q
Drug Causes of acute diarrhoea
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Antibiotics
Cytoxic drugs
Nsaids
Ppis
5
Q
Infective causes of acute diarrhoea
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Bacteria
Viruses
Parasites
6
Q
Small intestine diarrhoea (chronic)
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Large volume watery stool IBS Malignancy Infection Ischaemia IBS
7
Q
Large intestine diarrhoea (chronic)
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Blood or mucous Drugs (nsaids, SSRIs, laxatives) IBD infection Constipation
8
Q
MalAbsorption diarrhoea
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Coeloac disease Chronic pancreatitis Diabetes Pancreatic cancer Lymphoma Tropical sprue
9
Q
Infecton chronic diarrhoea
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HIV enteropatjy
Chronic intestinal schistomiasis
Ileocaecal tb