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Infectious Diarrhea - You're better off memorizing the lists of bugs off the powerpoint. Flashcards

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Dx criteria for evaluation of diarrhea

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temp >103F, tenesmus, bloody diarrhea, prolonged course >=2 weeks

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4 virulence factors for bacteria that lead to diarrhea

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adherence, enterotoxin, cytotoxin, mucosal invasion

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Cholera toxin A

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endocytosed and increases cAMP and increases fluid that is pumped out in the crypts

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Cholera toxin B

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toxin increases cAMP and reduces absorption of sodium at surface of enterocyte

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Clostridium cytotoxins A/B

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endocytosed –> glycosylate rho –> weakening of tight junctions + inflammation –> cytotoxicity

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Name the bugs: food borne outbreak

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salmonella, shiga, E-coli,

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Name the bugs: water-borne

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vibrios, giardia, crypto

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Name the bugs: seafood, shellfish

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vibrio, noro, salmonella

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Name the bugs: poultry

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campylobacter, salmonella

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Name the bugs: beef, sprouts

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shiga-E coli, EHEC

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Name the bugs: eggs

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salmonella

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Name the bugs: mayo and cream

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staph, clostridium, salmonella

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Name the bugs: pie

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salmonella, campylobacter, crypto, giardia

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Name the bugs: antibiotics

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c. diff

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Name the bugs: person to person

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shigella, rota

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Name the bugs: non bloody viral diarrhea

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noro, rota, adeno, astro, toro

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Symptoms of noro

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diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, headache

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How long does noro last?

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24-72 hours

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Mode of transfer: noro

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fecal-oral

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Tx of noro

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supportive

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Symptoms of rota

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vomiting + watery diarrhea

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who gets rota?

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kids

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Mode of transfer: rota

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fecal-oral

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Tx of rota

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supportive, anti-rota Ig

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Prevention of rota

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breastfeeding, rotateq/rotarix

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How long does rota last

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5-7 days

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Symptoms of adeno

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diarrhea, vomiting, fever

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Tx of adeno

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supportive

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Duration of adeno

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Who gets adeno?

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babies and immunocompromised

31
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Which adeno serotypes cause diarrhea?

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Symptoms of astro

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watery diarrhea

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Duration of astro

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Tx of astro

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supportive

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Who gets astro?

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children < 7

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How does astro transmit?

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fecal oral

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Who gets toro

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cows and children

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Symptoms of toro

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watery diarrhea, bloody with vomiting

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Duration of toro

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Tx of toro

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supportive

41
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Name the bugs: non-bloody bacterial diarrhea, food borne

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enterotoxigenic Ecoli, diffusely adhering Ecoli, vibrio, non-cholera vibrio

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Name the bugs: non-bloody bacterial diarrhea, non-food borne

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aeromonas, bacterioides fragilis, diffusely adhering E.coli

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Name the bugs: non-bloody parasitic diarrhea, non-food-borne

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dientamoeba, blastocystis, strongyloides

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Name the bugs: non-bloody parasitic diarrhea, food borne

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giardia, crypto, cyclo, trichella

45
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Name the bugs: bloody infectious diarrhea, food-borne bacteria

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shigella, salmonella, campylobacter, shiga-ecoli, yersinia

46
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Name the bugs: bloody infectious diarrhea, non-food-borne bacteria

47
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Name the bugs: bloody infectious diarrhea, parasites

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entamoeba histolytica, schistosomiasis

48
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Name the bugs: looks like bloody infectious diarrhea but isn’t –> proctitis symptoms = mucoid stool, small volume, rectal pain

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shigella, gonorrhea, treponema, chlamydia, herpes 2

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Food-borne toxin mediated diarrhea

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clostridium perfringens, staph aureus, bacillus cereus, botulinum, anthracis

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Name the bugs: immunosuppressed non bloody parasites

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microsporidia, crypto, cyclo, iso, mycobacterium avium, strongyloides

51
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Name the bugs: immunosuppressed bloody viruses

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cmv, hsv proctitis

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Name the bugs: traveler’s diarrhea bacteria

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e coli, campylobacter, salmonella, shigella, aeromonas, plesiomonas, vibrio

53
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Name the bugs: traveler’s diarrhea viruses

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noro, rota, adeno, astro

54
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Name the bugs: traveler’s diarrhea parasites

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giardia, entamoeba histolytica, crypto, cyclo

55
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What is a hospitalized patient?

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admitted and been in the hospital for 3 days –> c diff

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Dx of acute diarrhea

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fecal leukocytes/lactoferrin/calprotectin, cbc, stool culture, stool ova and parasites, stool cdiff + a bunch of organism specific studies

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Classic C diff effect on intestine

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pseudeomembranous colitis

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3 kinds of chronic diarrhea

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fatty, secretory, inflammatory

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Name the bugs: chronic inflammatory diarrhea- viral

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cmv, hsv proctitis

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Name the bugs: chronic inflammatory diarrhea- bacterial

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c diff, aeromonas, yersinia, salmonella, campylobacter, tb, gonorrhea, tremponema, chlamydia

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Name the bugs: chronic inflammatory diarrhea- parasites

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Entamoeba histolytica, strongyloides, schistosomiasis

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Whipple’s disease - what is it? symptoms?

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chronic malabsorptive diarrhea, weight loss, watery stools, low fever, hyperpigmentation, cardiac and neurologic stuff

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Tx of Whipple’s

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penicillin G, 3rd gen cephalosporin, brain antibiotic for a year

64
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Name the bugs: chronic inflammatory malabsorptive diarrhea

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whipples, giardia

65
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Name the bugs: chronic inflammatory secretory diarrhea

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crypto, cyclo, micro, iso

66
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4 blood tests standard for chronic diarrhea

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cbc, metabolic panel, tsh, celiac ab

67
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4 stool tests for chronic diarrhea

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c diff, o and p (crypto and giardia), culture (aeromonas), fecal fat

68
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A low stool gap suggests what kind of diarrhea?

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secretory <50 stool gap

69
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A high stool gap suggests what kind of diarrhea?

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> 100 = osmotic source of diarrhea

70
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Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

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antibiotic therapy does not decrease morbidity due to EHEC –> may increase risk of HUS –> avoid ab in EHEC

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