constipation and diarrhea

Question 1

foods that are sweetened wit alcohol can cause diarrhea via what mechnism ?

Answer 1

osmotic

Question 2

“explosive diarrhea”
- pop: children

• bloody stool

Answer 2

C. jejuni

Question 3

“enteric fever” can cause typhoid fever

Answer 3

salmonella

Question 4

“dysentery” bl in the stool

Answer 4

shigella sonne

Question 5

food poisening: ham, poultry, pastries, salad
-2-8 hrs
can cause: osteomyelitis
gram + cocci = golden yellow colony

Answer 5

S. aureus

Question 6

Montezuma’s revenge
travelers diarrhea
UTI

-non-bloody, nausea/ vomit

Answer 6

E. Coli

Question 7

hiking or rafting for 1-3 wks prior to onset of diarrhea

• non bloody, nausea/ vomiting
• eval: cyst in stool
  tx: metronidazole

Answer 7

G. lamblia

Question 8

bl in stool

Answer 8

inflammatory bowel dz:

• UC
• Crhns
• Colorectal CA

Question 9

bloody stool ass. with wt. loss

Answer 9

crohns

Question 10

mucus in the stool, alternating with early mornig constipation and stress

Answer 10

IBS

Question 11

BURNING sensation in the abdomen, head neck, ext. , and chest pain

last minutes to hours

Answer 11

MSG

Question 12

cause: fried rice, mac-N-cheese

s/s: no fever, has diarrhea with abdominal cramping

Answer 12

bacillus cereus

Question 13

cause: meat and poultry

s/s: no fever, vomiting that last less than 24 hours

Answer 13

c. perfringes

Question 14

rice water stool

Answer 14

vibrio choerae

Question 15

CNS palsies, paralysis, and respiratory failure

blocks release of AcH

Answer 15

C. Botulinum

Question 16

aganglionic secion of the bowels causing constipation

Answer 16

hirschsprung’s dz

Question 17

adult with constipation

• distention
• wt loss
• bl in stool

Answer 17

colorectal CA

abdomin pn with no cachexia: IBS