Pediatric Gastroenteritis Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed
Acute enteritis or acute gastroenteritis refers to _______ which is abnormally frequent and liquidity of
fecal discharges - Answers diarrhea
Enteritis can be causes by viruses, bacteria and _____ - Answers parasites
The ability of an organism to infect depends on what three factors? - Answers 1. mode of spread
2. ability to colonize within the GI tract
3. the minimum number of organisms required to cause disease
Viral causes of gastroenteritis include: - Answers rotaviruses, caliciviruses (noravirus), astroviruses, and
enteric adenoviruses
What is the most frequent causes of diarrhea during the winter months? - Answers Rotavirus
________ invades the epithelium and damages the villi of the upper small intestine - Answers Rotavirus
Typhoid fever is causes by - Answers Salmonella typhi and occasionally Salmonella paratyphi
Typhoid fever is distinguished by it's prolonged _______ and _________________ manifestations
despite inconsistent presence of diarrhea - Answers fever, extraintestinal
Infected persons without symptoms are referred to as _________ and serve as reservoirs and sources of
continuous spread - Answers chronic carriers (they often have cholelithiasis -- odd fact)
______________ produces diarrhea by invading the intestinal mucosa. - Answers Nontyphoidal
Salmonella
Nontyphoidal Salmonella is spread by contact with infected _________ or from contaminated food
products such as _____, _____ and ______ - Answers animals
dairy, eggs, poultry
A large inoculum of 1000-10 billion organisms is required because Salmonella are killed by _______
_______ - Answers gastric acidity
Shigella dysenteriae may cause disease by producing the _____ _______ - Answers shiga toxin
The shiga toxin will cause diarrhea in addition to other serious symptoms such as...... - Answers high
fever and seizures
Shigella dysenteriae is spread how? - Answers person to person or by contaminated food products
Only certain strains of E. Coli produce diarrhea. Which strain is responsible for many of the epidemics of
diarrhea in newborn nurseries and day cares? - Answers EPEC
Acute enteritis or acute gastroenteritis refers to _______ which is abnormally frequent and liquidity of
fecal discharges - Answers diarrhea
Enteritis can be causes by viruses, bacteria and _____ - Answers parasites
The ability of an organism to infect depends on what three factors? - Answers 1. mode of spread
2. ability to colonize within the GI tract
3. the minimum number of organisms required to cause disease
Viral causes of gastroenteritis include: - Answers rotaviruses, caliciviruses (noravirus), astroviruses, and
enteric adenoviruses
What is the most frequent causes of diarrhea during the winter months? - Answers Rotavirus
________ invades the epithelium and damages the villi of the upper small intestine - Answers Rotavirus
Typhoid fever is causes by - Answers Salmonella typhi and occasionally Salmonella paratyphi
Typhoid fever is distinguished by it's prolonged _______ and _________________ manifestations
despite inconsistent presence of diarrhea - Answers fever, extraintestinal
Infected persons without symptoms are referred to as _________ and serve as reservoirs and sources of
continuous spread - Answers chronic carriers (they often have cholelithiasis -- odd fact)
______________ produces diarrhea by invading the intestinal mucosa. - Answers Nontyphoidal
Salmonella
Nontyphoidal Salmonella is spread by contact with infected _________ or from contaminated food
products such as _____, _____ and ______ - Answers animals
dairy, eggs, poultry
A large inoculum of 1000-10 billion organisms is required because Salmonella are killed by _______
_______ - Answers gastric acidity
Shigella dysenteriae may cause disease by producing the _____ _______ - Answers shiga toxin
The shiga toxin will cause diarrhea in addition to other serious symptoms such as...... - Answers high
fever and seizures
Shigella dysenteriae is spread how? - Answers person to person or by contaminated food products
Only certain strains of E. Coli produce diarrhea. Which strain is responsible for many of the epidemics of
diarrhea in newborn nurseries and day cares? - Answers EPEC
