GI Infection Flashcards
Pancreatitis affect on pleural effusion?
Amylase in exudative effusion
Gastro in summer, think what?
Echo (like me!) or coxsackie
Gastro in daycare that is greenish?
Think rotavirus
Campylobacter jejune from where?
Association?
Poultry.
Bloody or water diarrhea
Guillain barre association
Botulinum toxin not given to infants
oh ok
EHEC complication?
Tx?
HUS
Thrombocytopenia
hemolytic anemia
acute renal failure
Tx hydration and supportive care
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Most common food poisoning? From where?
Bloody diarrhea
Tx h?
Salmonella
Egg salad at picnic
Tx hydration
IF immunodeficient: cipro
Shigella association? HISTORY?
Tx?
Overcrowding
Bacterial dysentery
SEVERE BLOODY DIARRHEA
HUS risk
Tx: hydration
Cipro
Bactrim
What is HUS? What causes it?
Tx?
Thrombocytopenia, hemolysis, uremia (acute renal failure)
Supprotive if EHEC, TX with cipro or bacterium if shigella
Rice water tx? from what?
Seafood causes (vibrio) cholerae
PROFUSE diarrhea need HYDRATION
doxy can help, but hydration is big thing
What causes vibrio paraheaemolyticus?
Tx
Oysters (aphrodesiac brings VIBRATORS for vibreo) parahaemolyticus
Hydration
Bacterial gastro mimicking appy?
Yersinia (pork, puppy, produce)
Tx hydration
Giardia has trophozoites. Tx?
Metronidazole
Severe ameabo infection complication?
Liver abscess.
Metronidazole or paromycin
Who gets cryptosporidium? tx?
Immunocompromised (think, like cryptococcus)
Watery
Tx:
Nitazoxanide (night activities lead to HIV lead to cryptosporidium)
