Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards
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What is the most common bacterial gastroenteritis? _____
Hint: microorganism
What is the likely cause of fatty, foul-smelling diarrhoea, bloating, & abdominal pain in a patient with recent travel to thailand? _____
Hint: diagnosis
Vibrio cholerae can lead to fatal _____
Giardiasis Initial investigation: _____ Most sensitive test (often gold-standard): Stool PCR or Antigen assay (ELISA)
Enterohaemorrhagic E. coli is transmitted by eating _____
_____, foul-smelling chronic diarrhoea in giardiasis is caused by fat malabsorption
Giardiasis is managed with _____
Cryptosporidiosis is diagnosed from _____ with acid-fast (Ziel-Neelsen) stain displaying red oocysts
Vibrio cholerae is acquired from _____
What are the two bacteria that cause rapid-onset (<6hr) food poisoning with vomiting? _____ and bacillus cereus (emetic syndrome)
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