OME GI Flashcards
acute diarrhea - invasive (bloody)
shigella, salmonella, EHEC, campy, E. histolytica
acute diarrhea - reheated rice
B cereus
watery diarrhea assoc w/ AIDS
cryptosporidium
tx for HUS/TTP
plasma exchange, supportive
3 types of chronic diarrhea
secretory, osmotic, inflammatory
secretory diarrhea: characteristics
no osm gap, only + for nocturnal sxs
osmotic diarrhea: characteristics
high osm gap, less sxs w/o eating, fecal fat w/ malabsorption
inflammatory diarrhea: characteristics
+RBCs, WBCs, mucous -> get colonoscopy
secretory diarrhea w/u
EGD w/ biopsy, hormones
inflammatory diarrhea w/u
colonoscopy
R sided cardiac fibrosis, diarrhea, flushing
carcinoid - dx w/ 5-HIAA
vitamins absorbed in duodenum
iron, folate, calcium
vitamins absorbed in the terminal ileum
bile salts, B12
D-xylose absorption
if absorbed - brush border intact, probs pancreas problem
if not - intestinal luminal border problem
dermatitis herpetiformis is assoc w/ ___
celiac