Food Poisoning Flashcards
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What is Food Poisoning?
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- Illness due to eating/drinking contaminated foods/drinks
- Presence of bacterial, viruses, parasites/chemicals in food or water
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Aetiology
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- Main: bacterial, viruses, parasites/chemicals,
- Poor food handling/cross contamination
- Common pathogens: campylobacter, salmonella, rotavirus, norovirus
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Pathophysiology
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- Inflammatory and stomach lining damaging toxins produced
- Negative effects on digestive system = food poisoning symptoms
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Risk Factors
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- Poor food handling/storage
- Contaminated water sources
- Eat undercook/raw foods
- Poor immune system (kids/old people)
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Signs/symptoms
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- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea
- Abdominal discomfort and pain, headache, generalised ache, and pain
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Diagnosis
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- History and examination
- Stool culture
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Management
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- Hydration, good diet
- Relive symptoms.
- Meds: loperamide
- IV fluids: patient unwell severely
