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Gastro-Enteritis and Diarrhoea Flashcards

1
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Most common causes of food poisoning / diarrhoea

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Cambylobacter

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What is most common cause of hospital admission with gastroenteritis

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Salmonella

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What is gastroenteritis

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Inflammation of stomach lining and intestines

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What can cause gastroenteritis

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Virus
Bacteria
Parasite
Toxin

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How does gastroenteritis spread

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Faecal oral 
Person-person spread 
Contamination of food
Poor storage
Travel related - think vaccine
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What suggests gastro-enteritis

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3 stools in 24 hours + 
Fever
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Blood / mucous
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What is suggestive of gastro

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Waking through the night

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When is gastro unlikely

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Unlikely if >2 weeks

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What are the RF for gastroenteritis / ask in Hx of D+V

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Diet / food
Contact
Travel 
Vaccinations
Anti-microbial use
Sexual
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How do you Dx gastroenteritis

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Stool culture 
Blood culture 
Bloods 
Imaging 
Serology
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What bloods are important

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FBC - neutrophil / haemolytic / platelet

U+E - dehydration / renal function

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What imaging

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X-Ray

Sigmoidoscopy

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What is important to do

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Assess hydration

Look for signs of SEPSIS - fever / low urine / raised WCC

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How do you treat gastroenteritis

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Isolate and barrier nurse
Rehydration - oral if can tolerate, diorite or IV
Anti-motility agents but avoid if severe pain or bloody
Stay of work for 48 hours after symptoms resolved
Ax only if high risk

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When are Ax indicated

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Immunocompromised
Severe sepsis
Invasive organism outwit the gut 
Valvular heart disease
Chronic illness
DM
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16
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What is the differential of gastroenteritis

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IBD - UC / Chron’s
Spurious 2 to constipation
Cancer
Obstruction

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17
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What does lack of pain or presence of blood suggest

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Not gastroenteritis

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18
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What are complications of gastroenteritis

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Sepsis 
Hyponatraemia due to sodium loss
Reactive arthritis 
Dehydration
Electrolyte imbalances
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19
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What is diarrhoea

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3+ loose stools in 24 hours

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What is dysentery

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More obvious large bowel inflammation

Bloody stools

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What are non inflammatory (secretory) toxin mediated causes of gastroenteritis

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Cholera
Enterotoxigenic E.coli
E.coli 0.157
Viral

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What are inflammatory causes of gastroenteritis

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Shigella
Campylobacter
Salmonella

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What causes mixed

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C.difficile

Increased secretion and inflammation

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How does non-inflammatory causes present

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Watery stool
Dehydration
Little pain
Low fever

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What does inflammatory cause

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Mucosal damage
Abdominal pain
Bloody stools
Systemic upset

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26
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What requires further investigation

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Bloody diarrhoea

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27
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What is important in Dx history

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GI Sx
Food Hx
Travel Hx
Sexual history
Contact history
Vaccine
Recent Ax use
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28
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How do you get Shigella

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Childhood

Travel

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What are the symptoms and incubation

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Inc = 1-7 days 
Bloody diarrhoea
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
Fever
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How do you Dx Shigella

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Stool MC+S

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How do you treat

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Rehydration

Ciprofloxacin

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What are the complications

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HUS due to producing SLT

Seizures

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33
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How do you get Salmonella

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Poultry
Eggs
Meat

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34
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What are types of Salmonella and what does it cause

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Salmonella Enteritidis - gastroenteritis

S.typhi and paratyphi - typhoid (enteric)

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35
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What are the symptoms of Salmonella

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48h after exposure 
Diarrhoea <10 days 
Vomiting
Fever
Abdo pain
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36
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How do you Dx salmonella

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Need special agar as non-lactose fermenter

Blood and stool culture unlikely to be +Ve

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37
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How do you treat Salmonella

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Rehydration

Cipro or ceftriaxone

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38
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What are the complications of Salmonella

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Post infectious IBS

Gall stones

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39
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What causes Cambylobacter

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C. jejuni
Chickens
Contaminated milk

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What are the symptoms of Cambylobacter

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Inc up to 7 days
Flu predrome
Severe abdominal pain - RUQ
Bloody diarrhoea
Fever
Often present surgically like appendicitis
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41
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How do you Dx campylobacter

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Stool MC+S - do 3

Blood culture rare as need special conditions

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How do you Dx

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Ax not advised

Cipro

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43
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What are the complications

A

Guilian Barre

Reactive arthritis

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44
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How do you treat arthritis

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NSAID

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45
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What is E.coli 0157

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Gram -ve rod
Produce shiga like toxin (SLT)
Released into blood

46
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How does E.coli spread

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Cattle

Person to. person

47
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How does E.coli 0157 present

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Frequent bloody small volume watery stool
Abdo pain
Vomiting
Similar to shigella

48
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What do you get if SLT gets into blood and how does it present

A

HUS 5-9 days later

  • Haemolysis - haemolytic anaemia
  • Renal failure - uraemia (AKI)
  • Thrombocytopenia

Presentation

  • Abdo pain
  • Reduce U/O
  • Haematuria
  • Confusion
  • Oedema
  • Hypertension
  • Seizures
49
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When is HUS more common

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Very young children <5

Elderly

50
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How do you Dx E.coli 0157

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Stool MC+S

51
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What do you do if HUS develops

A

Stool culture
FBC + film
U+E

52
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How do you treat E.coli 0157

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No Rx

53
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How do you treat HUS

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Supportive
Fluid + careful fluid balance 
Blood transfusion 
Possible dialysis if necessary 
Plasma exchange
54
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What do you not give

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NO AX as makes worse

No anti-motility e.g. loperamide as increases risk

55
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When do you do plasma exchange

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If HUS not related to diarrhoea illness

Malignancy ?

56
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What are other forms of E>coli

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Enterotoigenic
Interoinvasive
Only 0157 can be distinguished

57
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What are complications

A

Fluid and electrolyte loss

Hyponatraemia

58
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What is E.coli

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A common gut commensal

59
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What can E.coli cause

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Diarrhoea
UTI
Neonatal meningitis

60
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What is Travellers diarrhoea

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Any diarrhoea that disrupts travel 
<1 week
E.coli = most common
Cambylobacter = common cause
Salmonella
Shigella
Chorea 
Giardia = prolonged
61
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How does it present

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Frequent watery large volume stools
At least 3x 24 hours due to cAMP
Abdominal pain / cramps
N+V
Blood in stool
62
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How do you Dx

A

Clinical

63
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How do you treat

A

Rehydration = supportive

Antibiotics if severe

64
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How is Cholera spread

A

Faecal oral

65
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How does cholera present

A 
Rice water stools
Dehydration
Shock
Weight loss 
Hypoglycaemia
Acidosis 
Renal failure
66
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How do you Dx

A

Stool MC+S

67
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How do you treat

A

Oral rehydration
Ciprofloxacin or doxycycline
ZN supplement
Cooked rice powder

68
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How does toxin cause dehydration

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Release toxin which increases cAMP

69
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What is antibiotic associated diarrhoea

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C.diff - gram +Ve

Imbalance in gut flora

70
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How is it transferred

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Faecal oral

71
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What does Clostridium tetani cause

A

Spastic paralysis

72
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What does C.botilium cause

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Flaccid paralysis

73
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What are the symptoms of C.diff and what suggests severe

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Can range from mild-severe
Bloody diarrhoea with foul odour 
Abdominal pain
Fever 
Severe = ITU / shock / WCC >15/ rising creatinine / complications
74
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What are the complications

A 
Toxin megacolon 
Pseudomembranous colitis
Perforation - guarding
Renal 
Urgent surgical review
75
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What are the RF

A 
Age
Antibiotics
PPI
H.pylori 
Serious underlying disease
Prolonged hospital
Poor hygiene
76
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How do you Dx

A

CDT ELISA - toxin in stool

Need +Ve toxin + SYMPTOMS

77
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How do you treat

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DOn't treat unless symptoms
Stop Ax
Oral metronidazole = 1st line
Oral Vance if recurrent or severe 
Withhold opioids / anti-motility agents 
Faecal transplant if refractory to Rx 
Surgery 
Isolate
78
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How do you prevent

A 
Avoid 4C's
Cephalosporin
Quinolone - Ciprofloxacin
Co-amoxiclav
Clindamycin
Clarithryomcin
79
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What are common causes of acute food poisoning

A

S.aureus
Bacillus cereus
Clostridium perfrinigens

80
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How does S.Aureus present

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1-6 hour after ingestion of toxin that is released by S.aureus 
Sudden onset and rapid recovery 
Severe vomiting 
D+V
Pain - abdo cramps 
Hypotension
81
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How does Bacillus cereus present

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1-6 hour 
Again due to toxin 
Vomiting after 1-6 hours
Watery diarrhoea 8-16 hours
Abdominal cramps
Resolves 24 hours
82
Q

How do you get it

A

Refried rice

83
Q

What can immunocompromised people get

A

Bacteraemia
Endocarditis
MSK
CNS

84
Q

What do you do if needs Rx

A

Vancomycin but most don’t need

85
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How does Clostridium Perfrinogens

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8-24 hours after

86
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How do you get

A

Toxin in reheated meat

87
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How do you Dx and treat C.perfrinogens

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Stool MC+S
Benzypenicillin
Metronidazole

88
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What can C.perfrinogens

A

Muscle necrosis
Haemorrhage blebs + bullae
Crepitations on palpation
Haemolysis

89
Q

What parasites cause diarrhoea

A 
Protozoa
Helminths
Cryptosporidium
Giardia Lamblia
Entamoeba Histolytic
90
Q

What is the most common parasitic cause

A

Cryptosporidium Parvum
Water borne
Cattle reservoir
4-12 inc

91
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What are the symptoms

A

Severe watery diarrhoea
Abdominal cramp
Fever
Can get into pancreatic / bile / resp tracts - sclerosis cholangitis / pancreatitis

92
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How does Giardia Lamblia present

A 
Lethargy
Blaoting
Fever
N+V
Abdominal cramps
Explosive diarrhoea - non bloody
93
Q

What are long term complications

A

Malabsorption so can cause steathrorheoa
Chronic diarrhoea
Lactose intolerance

94
Q

How do you Dx

A

3 stool culture

Send with PCO

95
Q

How do you Rx

A

Metronidazole

96
Q

How does Entamoeba Histolytic present

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1-4 week inc
Mimic UC
Dysnetery
Gradual onset bloody diarrhoea
Weight loss
97
Q

What can Entamoeba Histolytic lead too

A 
Can go to brain / liver / lungs
Hepatomegaly 
Weight loss
Diarrhoea
Liver abscess - pus / fever / RUQ pain
98
Q

How do you treat

A

Metronidazole

Fuamide for cyst carriage

99
Q

What has shot incubation

A

Staph aureus

Bacillus

100
Q

What has middle

A

Salmonella

Cambylobacter

101
Q

What has long incubation

A

Parasite

102
Q

What are viral causes of diarrhoea

A

Rotavirus
Adenovirus
Norovirus

103
Q

How does rotavirus present

A

Common in children - faecal oral
1-7 day inc
Severe diarrhoea and vomiting

104
Q

How does norovirus present

A

72 hours inc
Diarrhoea
Projectile vomit
Fever

105
Q

Where is norovirus common

A

Outbeaks in hospital / cruise ship

Faecal-oral

106
Q

How do you Dx viral

A

PCR

107
Q

How do you treat

A 
Hand hygiene
Alcohol gel not sufficient 
PPE
Isolation
Exclude 48-72 hours
108
Q

When would you do colonoscopy

A

Persistent diarrhoea despite Rx

109
Q

When do you investigate diarrhoea further and how

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If >14 days or dysentery
FBC, U+E, LFT
Inflammatory markers
Stool microscopy for PCO

110
Q

What should you not forget as causes of chronic diarrhoea

A

Malaria

HIV

111
Q

How long do you exclude for

A

48 hours after symptoms resolved

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