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What are the formal and clinical definitions of diarrhea?
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Formal definition: Stool output >200mL
Clinical definition: increase in output and frequency of stool compared to normal bowel habits |
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What are the two major clinical types of diarrhea?
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Secretory and Inflammatory diarrhea are the two clinical types of diarrhea.
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What is the timing of diarrhea?
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less than 14 days is acute diarrhea, 14 to 30 days is persistent and more than 30 days is chronic diarrhea
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What organisms cause secretory diarrhea?
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Bacteria- E. coli (ETEC, EPEC) and Vibrio cholorae; Viriae- Adeno-, Calici- and Rotavirus; Protozoa- Cryptosporidium, Cyclospora, Giardia, Isospora
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What organisms cause inflammatory diarrhea?
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Bacteria- E. coli (EHEC, EIEC), Salmonella, Shigella, non-cholera vibrio, Yersinia, Campylobacter, Clostridium difficile, Aeromonas, Pleisomonas;
Protozoal- Entamoeba histolytica |
