Infectious Colitis Flashcards
1
Q
def
A
inflammation of the inner lining of the colon by an infectious agent
2
Q
aetiology
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most commonly from food poisoning 1 viruses + bacteria -campylobacter -shigella -e. coli -salmonella 2 parasites -giardia 3 pseudomembranous colitis -c. difficile
3
Q
what sort of diarrhoea could be present in infectious colitis caused by viruses or bacteria
A
diarrhoea or bloody diarrhoea
4
Q
what would not normally caused bloody diarrhoea
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pseudomembranous colitis by c. diff
5
Q
history
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1 diarrhoea >3 a day
2 stool may contain blood or mucus
3 abdominal pain
4 fever
6
Q
examination
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1 fever
2 tenderness
3 guarding
7
Q
epi
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common in hospitalised patients on antibiotics (c. diff)
8
Q
investigations
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1 bloods
-FBC (high WCC)
-faecal calprotectin
2 stool culture + sensitivity
