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?