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Watery Diarrhea Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
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Watery diarrhea

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Clostridium difficile
Clostridium perfringens
Enterotoxigenic E. coli
Protozoa
Vibrio cholerae
Viruses
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Clostridium difficile

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Pseudomenbranous colitis
Caused by antibiotics (clindamycin)
Occasionally bloody diarrhea

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Clostridium perfringens

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Also causes gas gangrene

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Enterotoxigenic E. coli

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Travelers’ diarrhea

Produces heat-liable (LT) and heat-stable (ST) toxins

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Protozoa

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Giardia

Cryptosporidium (in immunocompromised)

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Vibrio cholerae

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Comma-shaped organisms
Rice-water diarrhea
Often from infected seafood

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Viruses

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Rotavirus, norovirus

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