26. diarrhea in all patients with diarrhea, a Determine hydration status



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26. DIARRHEA

1. In all patients with diarrhea,

a) Determine hydration status:

-heart rate, BP, orthostatic vital signs, mucous membranes, skin turgor, urine output, capillary refill time, eyes, fontanelle (peds), production tears (peds)

b) Treat dehydration appropriately.

-mild-moderate dehydration: trial of PO rehydration

-Severe or failure of PO rehdration: IV fluid therapy – NS or RL bolus

2. In patients with acute diarrhea, use history to establish the possible etiology Note: acute diarrhea is <14days duration

Infectious etiology:

  • Bacterial: shigella, salmonella, campylobacter, yersinia, ecoli, clostridium, vibrio, staph aureus, bacillus cereus

  • Viral: norovirus, rotavirus, adenovirus, CMV, HSV

  • Parasitic: cryptosporidium, microsporidia, entamoeba histolytica, giardia lamblia, cyclospora

Medications: Antibiotics, colchicine, laxatives, magnesium containing antacids

Food Intolerance: Lactose, fructose in soft drinks, sorbital, coffee

Intestinal Diseases (acute episodes): Celiac, inflammatory bowel dz

Clues from hx regarding specific cause:

  • presence of fever, bloody diarrhea and tenesmes suggest inflammatory diarrhea (eg. Shigella, salmonella, campylobacter, c diff colitis or IBD)

  • Consider norovirus with classic history of nausea, vomiting, intense cramping, and watery diarrhea that usually lasts 48-72 hrs

  • Travelers diarrhea is most commonly caused by enterotoxogenic E. Coli, but still consider other causes of diarrhea and specific organisms based on area of travel

  • Exposure to contaminated water or camping think of parasites (giardia, cryptosporidium and entamoeba)

  • Exposure to animals: Young cats/dogs  campylobacter; Turtles  Salmonella

  • Organisms that cause food poisonings:

    • Dairy food -Campylobacter and Salmonella species; Eggs -Salmonella species

    • Ground beef - Enterohemorrhagic E coli

    • Poultry -Campylobacter species

    • Pork -C perfringens, Y enterocolitica

    • Seafood - Astrovirus and Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Vibrio species

    • Oysters - Calicivirus and Plesiomonas and Vibrio species

    • Vegetables -Aeromonas species and C perfringens

3. In patients with acute diarrhea who have had recent hospitalization or recent antibiotic use, look for clostridium difficile.

  • Suspect if antibiotic use within the last 2 months or discharge from hospital within last 72 hours; can happen with almost all antibiotics (although clinda is the classical example). Presents with watery diarrhea that is rarely bloody, crampy abdo pain, malaise, fever, anorexia.

  • Can lead to fulminant colitis and toxic megacolon

4. In patients with acute diarrhea, counsel about the timing of return to work/school (re: the likelihood of infectivity).

  • No return to work until no diarrhea for at least 48 hours

  • Food handlers/daycare workers/health care workers may require negative stool samples on 2 occasions at least 24 hrs apart prior to returning to work to prevent outbreaks

5. Pursue investigation, in a timely manner, of elderly with unexplained diarrhea, as they are more likely to have pathology.

  • Any change in bowel habit should raise possibility of colorectal cancer

  • Also consider other pathology such as diverticulitis, inflammatory bowel disease, etc.

6. In a young person with chronic or recurrent diarrhea, with no red flag symptoms or signs, use established clinical criteria to make a positive diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome (do not over investigate).

  • Red flags: fevers/chills, weight loss, bloody stool, mucousy stool, nocturnal diarrhea, large volume stool, greasy stool, FHx of IBD or cancer, anemia, persistent daily diarrhea or constipation, severe pain

  • Rome III criteria:

    • Recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort for at least 3 days per month in the last 3 months associated with 2 or more of the following:

    • criteria fulfilled for the last 3 mths with sx onset at least 6 mths prior to dx

    • Supportive sxs that are not part of the diagnostic criteria include:

      • a) <3 BM/week, b) >3BM/day or abnormal stool form c) lumpy/hard stool d) loose/watery stool e) defecation straining f) urgency or feeling of incomplete bowel movement, passing mucus or bloating

    • in the absence of structural or metabolic abnormalities to explain the sxs

    • discomfort” means an uncomfortable sensation not described as pain

7. In patients with chronic or recurrent diarrhea, look for both gastro-intestinal and non-gastro-intestinal symptoms and signs suggestive of specific diseases

  • Malabsorption Syndrome:

    • Stool tend to be pale, greasy, voluminous, and foul-smelling

    • Patients typically have weight loss despite adequate food intake

    • Common disorders with malabsorption include: Lactose intolerance, chronic pancreatitis, Celiac disease, Bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine

  • Cholecystecomy:

    • Reported in 5-12% of patients following cholecystectomy, due to excessive bile salts entering the colon

    • Usually resolves spontaneously over the course of weeks to months

    • Can be treated with cholestryamine

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease: crohn’s and ulcerative colitis

    • Age on onset typically between 15 and 40, but may have a second peak between 50 to 80

    • Extraintestinal manifestions: iritis/uveitis, arthritis, skin changes, aphthous stomatitis, nail changes, pericholangitis, and sclerosing cholangitis

    • Need to monitor for cancerous changes in colon

    • Crohn’s:

      • present with abdo pain, diarrhea, weight loss and fever; hemoccult positive stools are common, macroscopic bleeding less common

      • Can get inflammation anywhere along GI tract (“from gums to bum”) in discontinuous fashion

      • Inflammation is transmural therefore commonly get fistula formation

    • Ulcerative colitis:

      • Only involves colon, always starting distally and ascends in continuous manner

      • Variable presentation depending on extent of disease, typically presents with bloody diarrhea, fever, weight loss,


References:

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Bonis, PA and LaMont, JT. (2011). Approach to the adult with chronic diarrhea in developed countries. In D.S. Basow (Ed.), UpToDate. Retrieved from http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html

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