Gastroenteritis Flashcards
1
Q
What was the cause in high income countries?
A
Rotavirus
2
Q
Why did rotavirus disappear and what replaced it?
A
Vaccines, the Norovirus
3
Q
What Shigella infection present?
A
Blood and pus in stool, abdominal pain, and fever
4
Q
What does E.Coli infection present?
A
Rapidly dehydrating profuse diarrhoea
5
Q
What is the most serious complication?
A
Dehydration leading to shock
6
Q
What is hyponatraemic dehydration?
A
When there is a loss of sodium from the blood
7
Q
What is hypernatraemic dehydration?
A
Sodium in blood increases a lot
8
Q
What investigation do we do if there is bloody stool, came back from travel or if septic?
A
Stool culture
9
Q
What is the key management method?
A
Oral rehydration therapy
10
Q
When do we give antibiotics?
A
If sepsis and bacterial infection simultaneously
