Infectious Disease: Infectious Diarrhea Flashcards
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Q
How is diarrhea treated?
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Supportive measures: fluids
Antidiarrheals: loperamide, diphenoxylate, bismuth
Antibiotics (if inflammatory or prolonged non-inflammatory)-Empiric treatment: fluoroquinolones most common (ciprofloxacin, levaquin)
Specific treatment pending culture results
