Colitis Case

Question 1

What are bacterial causes of bloody diarrhea?

Answer 1

E. coli (often bloody)
Campylobacter (Often bloody)
Shigella (Sometimes bloody)
Salmonella (Can be bloody)

Question 2

What are causes of watery diarrhea?

Answer 2

C. Diff

Vibrio

Question 3

What causes of colitis should be treated with antibiotics?

Answer 3

Shigella
Giardia
C. diff
Severe salmonella

Question 4

What is the antibiotic of choice for severe salmonella?

Answer 4

Ciprofloxacin

Question 5

What is the antibiotic of choice for Shigella?

Answer 5

Ciprofloxacin or azithromycin

Question 6

What is the antibiotic of choice for giardia?

Answer 6

Tinidazole and nitazoxanide

Question 7

What is the antibiotic of choice for C. diff?

Answer 7

Vancomycin PO or Fidaxomicin

Question 8

What infections are associated with eating undercooked poultry?

Answer 8

Salmonella

Campylobacter

Question 9

What infections are associated with eating undercooked beef?

Answer 9

E. coli

Question 10

What infections are associated with eating undercooked shellfish?

Answer 10

Vibrio

Question 11

What infection is associated with foul smelling gas and steatorrhea?

Answer 11

Giardia