Diarrhea disease

Question 1

Where do you get E coli from

Answer 1

Central america, asia
Hamburger meat, unpasteurized milk
Severe illness, high mortality,
Wattery non bloody diarrhea, severe abdominal cramping, progress to bloody stool, vomiting, low grade fever and chills
Progress to HUS ( in kids)

Question 2

Where do you get giardia from

Answer 2

russia

Question 3

Where do you get norovirus from

Answer 3

cruise ships

Question 4

Which dx is associated with herpatiformis dermatitis

Answer 4

celiac disease

Question 5

Describe allergy testing for celiac disease

Answer 5

HAVE to test for IgA (because its an IgA mediated response). Cannot use standard allergy test, because that’s IgE
HLA testing (HLA DQ)

Question 6

Malignancy associated with Celiac disease

Answer 6

Increased risk of bowel lymphoma
T cell lymphoma

Question 7

What is associated with gonorrhea

Answer 7

Fitz hugh curtis syndrome
Acute RUQ pain and fever, inflamed liver capsule