Fast Elimination Flashcards

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Pancreatic Juice and Bile:

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Alkaline, used for digestion of lipase, amylase, trypsin

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NonInflammatory acute Diarrhea s&s

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  • water and non bloody stool
  • disruptions of normal absorption and secretory process
  • cramps, bloating, nausea and or vomiting.
  • Can result in dehydration
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Inflammatory acute diarrhea s&s

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  • infectious
  • caused by pathogenic invaision of intestinal cells
  • fever and bloody diarrhea
  • lower left quadrant cramps
  • urgency and feeling of incomplete defacation
  • can result in dehydration
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Travellor’s Diarrhea

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  • infectious (mostly bacterial)

- treat w ciprofloxacin (the active metabolites are beneficial)

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C. Diff

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Gram pos

  • very infectious
  • toxin a and toxin b destroy intestinal lining

S&S:
severe diarrhea, blood or pus in stool, fever, abdominal pain
tx: flagyl and vancomycin

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Osmotic Diarrhea

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water is pulled into the bowel by the hyperosmotic nature of its contents. colon is unable to reabsorb fluid

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Secretory Diarrhea

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Secretory process of the bowel is increased, excess bile acids remain in the intestine

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Inflammatory Diarrhea

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acute or chronic inflammation or intrinsic disease of the colon

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IBS

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not inflammatory bowel disease. Unknown physical markers, CNS regulation of normal motility. triggered by stress, menstruation, diet, food etc.

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Antidiarrheals

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Mu2 receptor opioids.
ex. Lomotil and Imodium
atropine can also cause GI to decrease its motility

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