gastroenteritis Flashcards
1
Q
definition of traveller’s diarrhea
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> 3 watery stools in 25 hours
2
Q
most common cause of traveller’s diarrhea
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ecoli
3
Q
acute food poisoning - sudden vom/diarrhea after toxin ingestion caused by
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- staph aureus
- bacillus cerus
- clostridium perfingrens
4
Q
gstroenteritis caused by rice
A
bacillus cerius
5
Q
profuse watery diarrhea + severe dehydration + not in travellers
A
cholera
6
Q
- flue like prodrome
2. pains, fever and diarrhoea which may be bloody
A
campylobacter
7
Q
comp - guilian barre
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campylobacter
8
Q
bloody diarrhea
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shigella
