session 9- GI infections Flashcards

1
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3 main non bacteria/virus in gut toxins

A

nematodes, cestodes, trematodes

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2
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what are the gi defences

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saliva, gastric acid, bile, colonic mucus, anaerobic environment

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3
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benefits microbiome

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competition for nutrients, produces antimicrobial substances, produce vitamin K

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4
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what do bacteria in colon produce

A

short chain fatty acids such as acetate, butyrate and propinoate

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5
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role acetate

A

cholesterol metabolism

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6
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role butyrate

A

energy source for colonocytes

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7
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role propinoate

A

regulate satiety

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8
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what is FMT

A

transport of faecal better to patients to replenish gut microbiota

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9
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how to carry out FMT

A

NG tube, upper GI endoscope, colonoscopy, transplant to caecum

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10
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gram negative bacteria causing infections

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salmonella, campylobacter, shigella, Enterotoxic e coli.

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11
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gram positive bacteria causing infections

A

Clostridium difficile

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12
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symptoms salmonella

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nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, fever, abdo cramping.

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13
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how spread salmonella

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ingesting contaminated food and bacteria.

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14
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how does salmonella cause symptoms in body

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enters enterocytes, then to submucosa. enters macrophage. transferred to RES. multiple causing lymphoid hyperplasia, re-enter gut from liver

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15
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shape campylobacter

A

s shaped.

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16
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how campylobacter spread

A

faecal-oral

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17
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symptoms campylobacter

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longer incubation period, fever, abdo cramping, diarrhoea.

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18
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spread shigella

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infected stool, person to person, flies

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19
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how does shigella cause disease

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small dose invades coloncytes and neighbouring cells. kills colonocytes and forms abscesses in mucosa.

20
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symptoms shigella

A

bloody diarrhoea with mucus and abdo cramping

21
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E coli spread

A

faecal oral or water

22
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enterotoxic e coli acryonym

A

ETEC

23
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symptoms ETEC

A

watery diarrhoea.

24
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how does ETEC cause symptoms

A

adheres to enterocytes to cause hypersecretion of chloride ions, and water to leave cells into gut lumen.

25
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which bacteria can cause haemolytic uraemia syndrome

A

shigella, campylobacter

26
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duration of infection compare

A

shortest- ETEC, salmonella, shigella, campylobacter -longest

27
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structure C difficile

A

gram positive anaerobic spore forming bacillus

28
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what are toxins A and B

A

A- enterotoxin that causes excessive secretion

B- cytotoxin that kills colonocytes

29
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what causes c Diff proliferation

A

antibiotics

30
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severe consequences of C diff infection

A

pseudomembranous colitis, toxic megacolon

31
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what is pseudomembranous colitis

A

elevated yellow plaques join to form a pseudomembrane.

32
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treatment c diff

A

remove antibiotic, fluid resuscitation, metronidazole or vancomycin, probiotics

33
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viral causes gastroentertiis

A

rotovirus, norovirus

34
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parasitic causes gastroenteritis

A

cryptosporidium, giarida.

35
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symptoms rotavirus norovirus

A

vomiting with fever, diarrhoea

36
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structure rotovirus

A

double stranded RNA

37
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how does rotavirus cause diarrhoea

A

chloride secretion, SGLT1 disruption, reduced brush border enzyme function

38
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how is cryptosporidium spread

A

faecal oral or water

39
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how does cryptosporidium cause disease

A

ingested oocyst reproduces in distal SI epithelial eels. excreted in faeces.

40
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symptoms cryptosporidium

A

watery diarrhoea

41
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symptoms giardia

A

persistent diarrhoea, abdo cramping

42
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life cycle giardia

A

cyst ingested, damages proximal SI causing symptoms. villous atrophy. parasite excreted to repeat cycle

43
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symptoms entamoeba histolytica

A

diarrhoea, liver abscess

44
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cause travellers diarrhoea

A

ETEC

45
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how does rotavirus cause diarrhoea

A

chloride secretion creates gradient for Na+ and water into lumen, SGLT1 disruption increases osmotic load in gut, brush border dysfunction causes general malabsorption