Exam 34: Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning

What type of diarrheal illness has no fever and no blood or pus in the stool?

Disease caused by which of the following organisms has fever,abdominal cramping,diarrhea,and stools with gross blood and pus?

What is the most common cause of death among patients with diarrhea?

What organ is colonized in a patient that carries Salmonella typhi?

What virus is the leading cause of diarrhea in children younger than age 5?

What toxin do Shigella spp.produce?

What intestinal parasite is able to leave the intestines and cause metastatic diseases,especially liver abscesses?

What type of diarrheal illness produces fever,leukocytosis in peripheral blood,and fecal leukocytes?

What is the most commonly identified intestinal parasite in the United States?

Why is the travel history of the patient important when evaluating a person with diarrhea?

How does the small intestine try to prevent infection?

All of the following additional patient history questions will help narrow the search for the pathogen EXCEPT:

What types of stools are characteristic of cholera?

Which of the following is an opportunistic virus that can lead to diarrhea in an immunocompromised host?

All of the following organisms can cause enterotoxin-mediated diarrhea EXCEPT:

What organism that causes gastroenteritis can be found in aquaculture-farmed fish?

What organism grows best at 42° C and in a reduced oxygen atmosphere (5% to 10%)?

How is diarrhea usually contracted?

What diarrheal illness occurs when organisms invade through the bowel wall,cause bacteremia,and also cause a mesenteric lymphadenitis that may be confused with appendicitis?

What is the most common cause of travelers' diarrhea?