GI Conditions Flashcards
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Helicobacter pylori (bacteria)
Shigellosis
Shigella dysenteriae
Shigella flexneri
Shigella boydii
Shigella sonnei
(bacteria)
Traveler’s Diarrhea
Escherichia coli (bacteria)
Campylobacter Diarrhea
Campylobacter jejuni (bacteria)
C. Diff. Diarrhea
Clostridium difficile (bacteria)
Typhoid fever
S. enterica Typhi
Paratyphi
(bacteria)
Cholera
Vibrio cholerae
Mumps
Mumps virus
Viral Gastroenteritis
Rotaviruses
Caliciviruses (noroviruses most studied)
Astroviruses
Hepatitis differing sx
HAV : fever,
HBV : vomiting, joint px
HBC : dark urine (most deadly type)
HEV : dark urine, vomiting
Hepatitis portal of entry
A and E : ingestion (fecal-oral)
B, C and Delta : parenteral transmission (sex,needles, birth)
Thrush
Candida sp. (fungi)
Gardiasi
Giardia duodenalis (Protozoa)
Cryptosporidiosi
Cryptosporidium sp. (Protozoa)
Amebiasis
Entamoeba histolytica (Protozoa)