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Chapter57
Diarrhea
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10/04/2011

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Term
Diarrhea definition

Acute vs Chronic
Definition
Diarrhea: 3 or more loose stools per day

Acute: 14 days or less

Chronic: 30 days or more
Term
What can Bismuth subsalicylate be used for?

Some side effects?
Definition
Idiopathic Diarrhea

Side effects include: hypercalcemia, hypercalcuria, *BLACK STOOLS
Term
C. Difficile treatment for moderate, or severe ?
Definition
Moderate - Metronidazole

Severe - ORAL vanc
Term
C. difficile - do you want to stop the diarrhea using antimotility agents?
Definition
NO, because do not want the pathogen to stay in colon
Term
Opioid antimotility agents
Definition
codiene, diphenoxylate, loperamide
Term
What agents are used to control diarrhea caused by neuroendocrine tumors?
Definition
octreotide, or lanreotide

(Somatostatin analogues)
Term
What anti-diarrheal agents should be avoided in pregnancy?

Should metronidazole be used in breast feeding?
Definition
Diphenoxylate and bismuth subsalicylate.

Metronidazole should NOT be used in breastfeeding, breastfeeding should be suspended until treatment has finished
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