CRACKCast E031 - Diarrhea

This episode covers Chapter 31 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine.

Episode Overview:

1)  Define Acute, Persistent, Chronic Diarrhea 2)  Describe the 4 mechanisms of diarrhea 3)  List 15 historical factors that increase the risk of probability of non-benign diarrhea 4)  What are the indications for empiric antibiotic treatment? 5)  List 6 organisms that cause bloody diarrhea

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1)  When is Loperamide indicated? 2)  When should you use stool cultures / O&P 3)  Best way to give children pedialyte?