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What are common causes of N/V associated with gastritis? -:- Alcohol, NSAIDs, ASA, ABX, and illicit substances What is the most common cause of nausea and vomiting? -:- Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) What are some manifestations of AGE? -:- Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain...

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Chamberlain NR 511 Midterm Questions &
100% Correct Answers- Latest Test | Graded
A+ | Passed
What are common causes of N/V associated with gastritis?


✓ -:- Alcohol, NSAIDs, ASA, ABX, and illicit substances




What is the most common cause of nausea and vomiting?


✓ -:- Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE)




What are some manifestations of AGE?


✓ -:- Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, fever, abdominal pain. May also

include fatigue, malaise, anorexia, tenesmus and borborygmus.




How is the severity of AGE gauged?


✓ -:- Dehydration secondary to profuse watery diarrhea, fever greater

than 101ºF (38.3ºC), vomiting, or dysentery.




What are important parts of a patient's history when AGE is suspected?


✓ -:- Travel, dining locations, ABX history..




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What happens to the pH of the stomach when antacids are taken and how does

this affect bacteria?


✓ -:- High pH can make it easier for bacteria to survive and cause and

infection.




How does motility of the GI tract affect bacteria colonization?


✓ -:- Small bowel stasis as a result of obstruction, diverticulitis, or

blind loop syndrome frequently develop an overgrowth of bacteria

within the stagnant segment.




Which immunoglobulin may protect the GI tract against invading organisms?


✓ -:- IgA...may also help protect against a future attack by the same

pathogen.




Onset of N/V begin within 6 hours after exposure. Is this bacterial or viral?


✓ -:- Bacterial: time frame suggests food poisoning resulting from the

ingestion of a preformed toxin such as that of Bacillus cereus.




What two indications are highly suggestive of viral AGE?


✓ -:- Incubation periods greater than 14 hours and the initial

symptom of vomiting.



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If a patient presents with AGE and reports bloody stools, what can be understood

about the reason for blood in the stool/


✓ -:- Mucosal damage and inflammatory process secondary to

invasive pathogens.




What do frothy stools and flatus suggest?


✓ -:- Malabsorption problem.




Patients with prolonged AGE illness who are malnourished may present with

edema. What is the reason?


✓ -:- Hypoalbuminemia




T or F: Chronic diarrhea usually has a noninfectious etiology.


✓ -:- True




T or F: Acute diarrhea usually is caused by infectious agents or toxins


✓ -:- True




What is the most common viral pathogen causing AGE in adults?


✓ -:- Norovirus




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What is the most common viral pathogen causing AGE in pediatrics?


✓ -:- Rotavirus. This has been greatly reduced since the introduction

of the rotavirus vaccine.




T or F: Stool studies are indicated in the absence of bloody diarrhea or systemic

disease


✓ -:- False




T or F: A CBC will help distinguish between viral and bacterial AGE


✓ -:- False




When are stool studies warranted?


✓ -:- Severe or prolonged diarrhea, a fever > 38.5ºC, bloody stools or

stools that test positive for leukocytes or occult blood.




What are common pathogens involved in Traveler's Diarrhea?


✓ -:- Shigella, Campylobacter, and E. coli.




What should the clinician do if the patient develops diarrhea after initiation of

completion of antibiotic therapy?




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