Infection and Inflammation in the GI Tract Flashcards
1
Q
List 5 important types of bacterial GI infection.
A
Gram positive/negative food infections Tropical sprue Tuberculosis Whipple's diseaes Pseudomembranous colitis
2
Q
List 5 important types of bacterial food poisoning.
A
Campylobacter Yersinia Dysentery (shigella) Typhoid (salmonella typhi) Cholera (vibrio cholera)
3
Q
List 4 types of protozoal GI infections.
A
Giardiasis
Amoebiasis
Schistosomiasis
Entamoeba histolytica
4
Q
List 2 types of viral GI infection.
A
Norovirus
Cytomegalovirus
5
Q
List 6 inflammatory conditions of the GI tract.
A
Coeliac disease Inflammatory bowel disease Lymphocytic duodenosis Acute appendicitis Diverticular disease Microscopic colitis
6
Q
What are the 2 types of inflammatory bowel disease?
A
Crohn’s disease
Ulcerative colitis
7
Q
What are the 2 types of microscopic colitis?
A
Lymphocytic colitis
Collagenous colitis
8
Q
Apart from infection and inflammation, what other important disease process affects the gut?
A
Ischaemia
9
Q
Which 2 GI infections are especially significant in neonates?
A
Necrotising enterocolitis (E. coli) Rotavirus
10
Q
What is Whipple’s disease caused by?
A
Tropheryma whipplei
