Nutritional and Digestive Disorders Flashcards
What’s a good medication for migraine-related nausea?
Prochlorperazine
What’s a good medication for vestibular-related nausea?
Promethazine or scopolamine
What’s a good medication for pregnancy-related nausea?
Promethazine
What’s a good medication for postoperative nausea?
Ondansetron
What’s a good medication for palliative care nausea?
Octreotide
What’s a good medication for gastroparetic nausea?
MTX
Which organisms cause acute diarrhea within 6 hours of ingestion?
Staph aureus
Bacillus cereus
Ru cereus? We have a staph meeting in 6 hours?
Which organisms cause acute diarrhea within 8-16 hours of ingestion?
Clostridium perfringens
Which organisms cause acute diarrhea within 16+ hours of ingestion?
E Coli
What organism causes diarrhea that progresses to fever, headache, muscle aches, and stiff neck? Esp in pregnancy?
Listeria
Which antibiotic treats C. diff?
Metronidazole
What is the medical definition of constipation?
Fewer than 3 BMs per week
What 2 antidepressants can help IBS?
SSRIs and tricyclics
What 2 antispasmodics can help IBS?
Hyoscyamine and diclomine
Crohn’s or UC:
Skip lesions, apthous ulcers, cobblestone appearance, transmural involvement, pseudopolyps, and can involve the entire GI tract?
Crohn’s