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Gastroenteritis Flashcards

1
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source of campylobacter

A

contaminated water
animal droppings
unpasteurised milk

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clinical features of campylobacter

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fever
dysentery
reactive arthritis

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management of campylobacter

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self limiting

if severe - erythromycin

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source of salmonella

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contaminated water
eggs
poultry
meat

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5
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clinical features of salmonella

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dysentery
vomiting
abdominal pain
low-grade fever

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6
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management of salmonella

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usually self-limiting

bacteraemia - ciprofloxacin

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sources of shigella

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faecal-oral

contaminated food and water

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clinical features of shigella

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dysentery
colicky abdominal pain
sometimes fever

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management of shigella

A

ciprofloxacin

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10
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source of bacillus cereus

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reheated rice or sauces

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11
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clinical features of bacillus cereus

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watery diarrhoea

profuse vomiting

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12
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management of bacillus cereus

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self-limiting

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13
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sources of listeria

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unpasteurised milk and cheese

raw meat

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14
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clinical features of listeria

A

watery diarrhoea
colicky abdominal pain
vomiting

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15
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management of listeria

A

ampicillin

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16
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source of clostridium perfringens

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uncooked meat

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clinical features of clostridium perfringens

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watery diarrhoea

colicky abdominal pain

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18
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management of clostridium perfringens

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self-limiting

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19
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source of clostridium botulinum

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bottled/canned food

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20
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clinical features of clostridium botulinum

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short period of watery diarrhoea
symmetrical descending flaccid paralysis
no sensory impairment

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21
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management of clostridium botulinum

A

anti-toxin

benzyl-penicillin and metronidazole

22
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sources of staph aureus

A

dairy products

cooked meats

23
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clinical features of staph aureus

A

profuse vomiting initially

diarrhoea presents later

24
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management of staph aureus

A

self-limiting

25
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source of e coli

A

most common cause of traveller’s diarrhoea

26
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clinical features of e coli

A

watery diarrhoea

vomiting

27
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management of e coli

A

self limiting

ciprofloxacin may be considered

28
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sources of e coli 0157

A

contaminated food

usually as outbreaks

29
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clinical features of e coli 0157

A

dysentery

constant abdominal pain

30
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management of e coli 0157

A

supportive

31
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sources of yersinia

32
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clinical features of yersinia

A

abdominal pain
watery diarrhoea
sometimes fever

33
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management of yersinia

A

ciprofloxacin

34
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source of giardia

A

contaminated water

common in the tropics

35
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clinical features of giardia

A

explosive, offensive diarrhoea
vomiting
abdominal pain
distension

36
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management of giardia

A

ciprofloxacin

37
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source of cryptosporidiosis

A

contaminated water

only seen in immunocompromised patients

38
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clinical features of cryptosporidiosis

A

profuse diarrhoea

intermittent abdominal pain

39
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management of cryptosporidiosis

A

usually self-limiting

if severe - co-trimoxazole for 7 days

40
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sources of entamoeba

A

faecal-oral

contaminated food

41
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clinical features of entamoeba

A

dysentery with intermittent constipation

42
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management of entamoeba

A

metronidazole or tinidazole in acute phase

paromomycin or diloxanide for up to 10 days

43
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source of strongyloides

A

endemic in the tropics and sub-tropics

44
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clinical features of strongyloides

A 
triad of
- abdominal pain
- dairrhoea
- urticaria
systemic disease in the immunosuppressed
45
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management of strongyloides

A

ivermectin for 2 days or albenazole for 3 days

46
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clinical features of norovirus

A

common in adults
profuse watery diarrhoea
projectile vomiting
colicky abdominal pain

47
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management of norovirus

A

self-limiting

contact precaution

48
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clinical features of rotavirus

A

common in kids
watery diarrhoea
vomiting

49
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management of rotavirus

A

self-limiting

contact precaution

50
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clinical features of cholera

A

severe diarrhoea - ‘rice-water stools’

major fluid loss and shock

51
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management of cholera

A

vigorous rehydration
electrolyte replacement
ciprofloxacin

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