GI Illnesses - Timing and is it Inflammatory? Flashcards
Clostridium Perfringes
watery diarrhea, 8 to 16 hours
quicker than vibrio cholerae which is also quick
Enterotoxigenic E coli
1 to 3 days, Watery diarrhea
Campylobacter spp
2 to 5 days
Bloody diarrhea
think going on a camping trip for 2-5 days with a white and red tent.
non typhoidal salmonella
1 to 3 days, inflammatory
poultry, eggs (so cookie batter)
Shigella
inflammatory
1 to 3 days
Vibrio parahemolyticus/Vibrio Cholerae
2 to 48 hours
raw shellfish/seafood
Predominantly volume depletion and frequent diarrhea
non inflammatory
Staph Aureus
1 to 6 hours, non inflammatory
predominantly N/V
Beef
Bacillus cereus
1 to 6 hours,
non-inflammatory
Rice
Predominantly N/V
Clostridium Parvum
2 to 28 days
Entero**hemorrhagic E coli
fast food restaurants (undercooked hamburger)
Salmonella
Inflammatory
Listeria
Milk, chesese
What OTC to give to someone with non-inflammatory diarrhea
Bismuth and Immodium (max 48 hrs)
except for kids and pregnant women (Imodium is fine)
What do you recommend OTC inflammatory diarrhea?
nothing
can’t give Diphenoxylate (lomotil) or Bismuth (Pepto) in inflammatory diarrhea
can’t give Loperamide (Imodium) in inflammatory diarrhea
When do you give rx to inflammatory diarrhea?
if diarrhea is inflammatory or if they are prolonged diarrhea more than 2 weeks
