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causes of diarrhea
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infection, maldigestion, inflammation, functional disorders -IBS
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Two major groups of ADD
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specific- treat underlying cause
nonspecific- treat symptoms |
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most effective nonspecific ADD
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opioids
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mechanism of opioids
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slows motility and provides intestine with less water
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how are these opioids different?
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small doses- no subjective effects
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most frequently used opiods
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diphenoxylate and loperamide
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special route info for diphenoxylate
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insoulable in water- can not be injected
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what is in lomotil?
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diphenoxylate and atropine
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purpose of atropine in lomotil?
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to reduce abuse
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how does bulk forming agents work?
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making stool firmer but not helping the frequentcy
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problems with using antibiotics for diarrhea
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1- bacterial resistance
2- can produce a carrier by killing most but not all microbes |
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use antibiotics on what microbes?
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salmonella, shigella, campylobacter, clostridium
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what causes traveler's diarrhea and treatment
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e. coli, usually will run its course- taking loperamine can may the infection hang around longer
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for severe traveler's diarrhea use
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flouroquinolone --oxacin
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