Evacuation Disorders Flashcards by Brendan McColgan

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Result of mucosal lining damage
Chron’s, UC, toxin producing infections,
Bloody stools; Nocturnal stools; fever; abd pain
Tx underlying cause; supportive care

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Inflammatory Diarrhea

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From small bowel
Infectious
Bloating; nausea; vomiting; watery-nonbloody diarrhea
Usually self-limiting

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Non-Inflammtory Diarrhea

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Multisystem Illness caused by tropheryma whippelii bacteria
Fever, lymphadenopathy, arthralgias, weight loss, malabsorption, chronic diarrhea, abd pain

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Whipple Disease

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Malabsorptive conidtion 2/2 resection of portion of small bowel
Supplemenation

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Short BOwel Syndrome

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Damage to proximal SI mucosa resulting inmalabsorption
Immuniolgical response to gluten
Weight loss, chronic diarrhea, and distention, steatorrhea
IgA enoymsial or tTG antibody

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Celiac Sprue

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