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watery diarrhea, vomiting, mid-upperabdominal pain, little fever, large volume

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small bowel
Labs-peripheral WBC normal, stool few cells
Cx- dehydration

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Dysentery (mucus/bloody stools), small volume, lower abd cramps, fever usual, vomiting uncommon

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COLON
Stool - WBCs, RBCs
peripheral WBC increased
Cx bacteremia, metastatic infection

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watery diarrhea causative bacteria

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Eneterotoxigenic E Coli;

Vibrio Cholerae

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watery diarrhea causative viruses

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Rotavirus
Norovirus
(Adeno, astro, calci)

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watery diarrhea causative parasites

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Giardia

Crptosporidium

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watery diarrhea causative - Preformed toxins

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Staphylococcus aureus
Bacillus cereus
Clostridium Perfringens

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watery diarrhea, MC cause of travellers diarrhea

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E coli

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watery diarrhea, Haiti, voluminous (rice water) drh

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Vibrio cholera

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watery diarrhea, day care centers, nosocomial Oct-Apr, PROMINENT VOMITING

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Rotavirus

<2yo IP: 2-4 days

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watery diarrhea, MC gastroenteritis in school age children

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Norovirus IP 1-2 days

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watery diarrhea, epidemics (schools, cruise ships, restaurants, institutions)

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Norovirus

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watery diarrhea, shellfish and salad, Vomiting Prominent

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Norovirus

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watery diarrhea, winter vomiting disease; seasonal -

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Norovirus

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watery diarrhea in older children and adults

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Norovirus

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watery diarrhea, wilderness, summer,

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GIARDIA

may cause asymptomatic infection

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watery diarrhea, flatulence, foul smelling stools

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GIARDIA may cause watery drh

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watery diarrhea, prolonged infection with soft stops, weight loss; foreign travel/ day care

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GIARDIA

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watery diarrhea, swimming, summer

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cryptosporidium IP 5- 14 days

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watery diarrhea, farm animal

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cryptosporidium also day care

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watery diarrhea, > 2 weeks symptoms, weight loss

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cryptosporidium June to Oct

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watery chronic drh in ICP host/ AIDS

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cryptosporidium (peaks in August)

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watery diarrhea, Egg, potato salad, pastries, meats

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Staph aureus, IP 1-6 hrs, brief duration, prominent vomiting, uncommon cramps

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watery diarrhea, IP 1-6 hrs, brief duration, prominent vomiting, uncommon cramps

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Staph aureus or Bacillus cereus

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rice, meat vegetables

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Bacillus cereus, IP 1-6 hrs, brief duration, prominent vomiting, uncommon cramps

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meat/poultry gravies, Mexican style
Clostridium Perfringes IP 8-16 hrs <3 days duration, prominent cramping, vomiting uncommon
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IP 8-16 hrs <3 days duration, prominent cramping, vomiting uncommon
Clostridium Perfringes
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Dysentery (mucus/bloody stools), small volume, lower abd cramps, fever usual, vomiting uncommon
COLON Stool - WBCs, RBCs peripheral WBC increased Cx bacteremia, metastatic infection
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Dystentery Causes
Bacteria - Shigella, Salmonella, Non-typhoid Salmonella, Campylobacter jejuni, Yersenia enterocolitica, EHEC E Coli, Clostridium difficile, Parasites :- Entamoeba histolytica
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mucus/bloody drh started as a watery dry, daycare center / travel - convulsions
Shigella | IP 1-4 days
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seizures and diarrhea
Shigella 1-5 yo, person - person transmission
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gradual onset mucus/bloody drh, fever, headache, maliase abd pain, HSM, rose spots
Salmonella Typhi IP 7 -14 days | Drh variable - Constipation may occur early
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fever/pulse dissociation: relatively low pulse in fever
Salmonella Typhi, humans only reservoir, transmitted by carrier or close contacts
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mucus/bloody drh, eggs, chicken, red meat, unpasteurized milk, ice cream, raw fruits & vegetables
Non-typhoid Salmonella | IP 6 - 72 hours
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handling of reptiles
Non-typhoid Salmonella, bacteremia, osteomyelitis, meningitis abscess
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infants, HIV infected, sickle cell, asplenia
Non-typhoid Salmonella, multiple serotypes
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mucus/bloody drh,CHICKEN, unpasteurized milk
Campylobacter jejuni IP 1-7 days
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mucus/bloody drh, farm animals, cats dogs
Campylobacter jejuni | intestinal cramping common
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mucus/bloody drh, daycare center outbreaks
Camplobacter jejuni | assoc GBS
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PORK - mucus/bloody drh
Yersinia IP 4-6 days, pets and farm animals
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mesentric adenitis/pseudo-appendicitis
Yesrsinia MC in older children,
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Patients with excessive iron storage (thalassemia, hemochromatosis)
Yersinia, may cause bacteremia, osteomyelitis, meningitis
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Petting zoos, dairy farms, swimming (summer)
EHEC E coli, bloody drh severe - hematochezia
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severe abd pain, mimic intussusception, no/low fever,
EHEC Ecoli
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ground beef, raw fruits and vegetables
EHEC Ecoli, O157:H7, Shiga toxin
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HUS, MAHA, low platelets, AKI
Shiga toxin EHEC E coli
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Abx use, clindamycin, cephallosporins, penicillins, quinolones
clostridium difficile | onset of sx during or after abx rx

Pediatrics 101 (18 decks)

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