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What general condition is a major global health problem killing 12,000 children each day due to an acquired infection leading to abdominal pain, urgency/incontinence, perianal discomfort, diarrhea, and hemorrhage?

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Infectious enterocolitis

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What causes infectious enterocolitis?

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Viral, bacterial, and protozoal agents

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What condition is caused by Virbrio cholerae?

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Cholera

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How is cholera transmitted?

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Fecal-oral route (H2O)

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Where is cholera seen the most?

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India/Africa

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How is cholera able to affect chloride ion secretion?

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Secretes cholera toxin and opens CFTR channel releasing massive amounts of chloride ions

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What unique stool appearance is associated with cholera?

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“Rice water” stool

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Does cholera affect tissues?

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Minimal tissue damage (noninvasive)

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What are the symptoms of cholera?

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Cramping, hypotension, shock, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances

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What is the mortality rate for cholera?

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50-70% lethal without treatment most commonly in 24 hours

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What is the appearance of Vibrio cholerae and is it a gram negative or gram positive bacteria?

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Comma-shaped, gram-negative

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What is the treatment for cholera?

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Fluids, electrolytes, antibiotics, zinc

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What is the pathogen responsible for campylobacter enterocolitis?

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Campylobacter jejuni

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What is the most common bacterial enteric pathogen in the U.S.?

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Campylobacter jejuni

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What is the most common pathogen that causes traveler’s diarrhea?

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E. coli

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Traveler’s diarrhea is acquired from what kinds of contaminated food?

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Chicken, water, milk

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Which is more common: non-invasive or invasive campylobacter enterocolitis?

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Non-invasive

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What are the results of invasive campylobacter enterocolitis?

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Enterotoxins lead to dysentery and pyrexia

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What other conditions may be initiated by campylobacter enterocolitis?

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Reactive arthritis (+HLA-B27) or GBS

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What kinds of pathogens can be responsible for acute self-limited colitis that lasts for less than month without treatment?

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Campylobacter, Shigella, E. coli, Salmonella

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What is another name for antibiotic-associated colitis?

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Pseudomembranous colitis

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What causes pseudomembranous colitis?

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Antibiotics disrupts microbiota

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Due to extreme inflammation, which leukocyte is largely present in pseudomembranous colitis?

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Neutrophils

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What pathogen is responsible for pseudomembranous colitis?

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Clostridium difficile (overgrowth in the colon from natural microbiota)

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What are the risk factors for pseudomembranous colitis?
Hospitalization, older age, decreased immunity
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What kind of diarrhea is associated with antibiotic-associated colitis?
Watery and bloody (rare) diarrhea
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What is the treatment for pseudomembranous colitis?
Vancomycin or metronidazole (resistant strains present)
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What forms the pseudomembranes seen in antibiotic-associated colitis?
Cellular debris and leukocytes
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What KIND of pathogen causes half of all gastroenteritis cases?
Viral pathogens
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How is viral gastroenteritis acquired?
Direct contact of contaminated food or water
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How does viral gastroenteritis lead to malabsorption?
Injury to superficial epithelia
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What virus most commonly causes gastroenteritis in children (6 months to 2 years of age)? In adults?
Children - Rotavirus | Adults - Norovirus
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What is the treatment for viral gastroenteritis?
Palliative care, fluid replacement
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How many people worldwide are affected by a parasitic disease?
Over 1/2
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What is the most common parasitic infection of the U.S.?
Giardiasis "Beaver Fever" (aka duodenalis, intestinalis)
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What things can be resisted by Giardia lamblia?
Cold and chlorine
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What is the non-invasive way in which Giardia lamblia affects the GI tract?
Alters SI enzymes
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What is another name for sigmoid diverticulitis?
Colonic diverticulosis
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What are the complications associated with sigmoid diverticulitis?
Infection, abscess, possible perforation/hemorrhage
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What are the risk factors for sigmoid diverticulitis?
Age, refined foods, constipation
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Eating what kind of foods can reduce straining and pressure that could lead to sigmoid diverticulitis?
Food high in fiber
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What is the age bias associated with sigmoid diverticulitis?
50% of those over age 60
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What are symptoms of sigmoid diverticulitis?
Cramping, left lower abdominal pain, tenesmus, diarrhea
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What is the treatment for sigmoid diverticulitis?
Reduce intraluminal pressure | Increase fiber intake
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Irritable bowel syndrome most commonly develops at what age?
Between 20-40 years
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What is the gender bias associated with irritable bowel syndrome?
Females
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What intestinal condition is unique because it is not associated with any cellular abnormalities?
IBS
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What is the treatment for IBS?
Fiber, decrease in carbs, stress management
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IBS affects what percent of the U.S.?
5-10%
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What is the gender, age, and ethnic bias associated with inflammatory bowel disease?
Females, adolescence, Caucasians
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What are the two forms of IBD?
Crohn's disease | Ulcerative colitis
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What is the most common location for Crohn's disease?
Terminal ileum, ileocecal valve, or cecum (but found in the entire GI tract)
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Which form of IBD is associated with transmural inflammation?
Crohn's disease
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What are the most common locations for ulcerative colitis?
``` 1 Rectum (where it ALWAYS starts) 2 Distal colon ```
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Which form of IBD affects both the mucosa and submucosa?
Ulcerative colitis
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What is the hypothesis for the cause of Crohn's disease?
T cell autoimmune reaction
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Which form of IBD involves skip lesions, granulomas, ulcerations, and strictures?
Crohn's disease
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What kind of feces are associated with Crohn's disease?
Melana (with mild diarrhea)
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What other symptoms/conditions can arise from Crohn's disease?
Skin reaction, arthritis, AS, eye irritation, fatigue
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What is the treatment for Crohn's disease?
No cure but treatment includes probiotics and immunosuppressive meds
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Crohn's disease presents a risk for what kind of cancer?
G.I. adenocarcinoma
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When does a GI adenocarcinoma tend to develop in a patient with Crohn's disease?
8-10 years after diagnosis
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Creeping mesenteric fat can be seen accumulating in individuals with what condition?
Crohn's disease
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Pain is felt in which quadrant with Crohn's disease?
Right lower quadrant
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What condition presents as superficial mucosal ulcerations of the intestines?
Ulcerative colitis
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What is the age bias for U.C.?
20-25 years old
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What drug has been shown to be inhibitory toward ulcerative colitis?
Nicotine (smoking)
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Which form of IBD does not have granulomas or skip lesions?
Ulcerative colitis
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What is the appearance of the stool with ulcerative colitis?
Grossly bloody and mucoid (stringy)
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What type of cancer is seen to develop in patients with ulcerative colitis abut 8-10 years after diagnosis?
Adenocarcinoma
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What preventative treatment can be done in patients with ulcerative colitis who are at a high risk for developing cancer?
Prophylactic colectomy
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Pseudopolyps are associated with which inflammatory intestinal condition?
Ulcerative colitis
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Which IBD is not malabsorptive?
Ulcerative colitis
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Which IBD presents with fibrosis?
Crohn's disease
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What types of colon polyps present with minimal risk?
Inflammatory | Harmatomas
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What type of colon polyp resemble dysplasia but is actually well-differentiated?
Hyperplastic
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What type of colon polyp is a neoplastic mass that is considered "pre-malignant"?
Adenomatous
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What is the most common age group to develop hyper plastic colon polyps?
Elderly (50-60 years)
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How common are intestinal adenomas in the U.S.?
50% of all adults over 50
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What is the age of onset for intestinal adenomas?
Over 40 years old
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What presents as a great risk for developing intestinal adenomas?
Familial history (4X)
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What are some signs of intestinal adenomas?
Occult bleeding, anemia
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What is the relationship between size of an adenoma and malignancy?
Larger adenoma = greater cancer risk
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What is the age of onset for familial adenomatous polyposis?
Teenage years
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What gene in mutated in familial adenomatous polyposis?
APC gene, chromosome 5
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What is the likelihood that someone with familial adenomatous polyposis will develop cancer?
100%
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Most patients with familial adenomatous polyposis will develop cancer by what age?
30
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What is the treatment for familial adenomatous polyposis?
Prophylactic colectomy
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How many polyps must be present for a diagnosis of familial adenomatous polyposis?
100 or more
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What is the most common amount of polyps present in an individual with familial adenomatous polyposis?
500-2,500
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What is the most common type of colon tumor that arises from epithelial tissue?
Carcinoma
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What percent of the country develops colorectal cancer?
5%
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What is the mortality rate for colorectal cancer?
40%
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What are the types of colon tumors?
Adenocarcinomas | Carcinoid tumors
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What is the most common malignancy of the GI tract?
Colorectal adenocarcinoma
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Colorectal adenocarcinomas are most commonly diagnosed in what age range?
50-70
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What are the risk factors for colorectal adenocarcinoma?
Male, IBD, developed nations (due to diet)
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What type of diet is directly associated with a 30X increased risk of colorectal adenocarcinoma development?
Highly processed diet
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What country has the highest rates of colorectal adenocarcinomas?
USA
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What drug has been shown to be somewhat protective against colorectal adenocarcinoma?
Aspirin
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What is the most common location for colorectal adenocarcinoma?
``` Ascending colon (30%) Sigmoid colon (25%) ```
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What types of foods present a higher risk for colorectal adenocarcinomas?
1 low vegetable fiber 2 high refined carbs 3 high fat 4 decreased antioxidants
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When an elderly patient presents with anemia, what overlying condition must be rule out first?
Colorectal cancer
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What is the most common location of colorectal adenocarcinoma metastasis?
Liver (but can also go to lymph nodes, lungs, and bone marrow)
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Which are more common: neoplasms of the small or large intestine?
Large

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