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Cause of viral gastroenteritis in kids
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Rotavirus (self limited)
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Cause of viral gastroenteritis in adults
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Norwalk virus (self limited)
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Rule of 2's for Meckel's Diverticulum
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-distal 2ft of ileum
-2 inches long -2% of population |
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Why would Meckel's bleed?
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Ectopic gastric/pancreatic tissue (25-50%) produce peptic ulcers
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Complications of Meckel's
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-perforation
-pain mimicks appendicitis -volvulus/torsion -intussusception -obstruction |
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Location of congenital diverticular dz
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small intestine
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Location of acquired diverticular dz
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distal colon
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diverticulosis symptoms
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-lower GI bleed (hematochezia)
-no inflammation -most are asymptomatic |
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diverticulitis symptoms
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-dull, aching, constant pain
-constipation/diarrhea -tenderness/mass -perforation, pericolic abscess, peritonitis |
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Flask shaped ulcers in proximal colon
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Complications of amebiasis
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-dissemination to liver (phagocytize RBCs)
-toxic megacolon -perforation |
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Genetic association with Crohn's Dz
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NOD gene on chromosome 16
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