Diarrhoea/Constipation/Jaundice Flashcards
1
Q
What are the recognizable signs of steatorrhoea?
A
Gas
Offensive smell
Sticks to the toilet/hard to flush
Floats
2
Q
What are the names of some conditions that cause steatorrhoea?
A
Coeliac disease
Giardiasis (infection by parasites)
3
Q
What are some signs of ‘inflammatory diarrhoea?
A
Blood and pus in the stool
4
Q
What is classed as acute diarrhoea?
A
Diarrhoea lasting < 2 weeks
5
Q
What types of infections cause bloody diarrhoea?
A
Campylobacter
Shigella
Salmonella
E.coli
6
Q
What condition gives bloody diarrhoea?
A
Crohn’s
7
Q
What condition gives mucusy diarrhoea?
A
IBS
8
Q
What types of condition give pus in the faecal matter?
A
IBD
Diverticulitis
Fistula
