PPT-GCA Masquerading as Altered Mental Status and Diarrhea

Suzanne Abou Diab BS Muhammad Abu Rmaileh BS Amad Walajahi BA MS Nicholas Gowen MD Gayathri Krishnan MD Department of Internal Medicine University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock AR. (Gastro-enteritis. ). Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. . Khafagy. Public Health & Preventive Medicine. Epidemiology of Communicable Diseases . A clinical syndrome. :. Affects . GIT. Has . different etiologies: . What is . DIARRHEA. ?. MOST CAUSATIVE AGENT. Pathophysiology: OSMOTIC . DIARRHEA. SECRETORY . DIARRHEA. Agents inducing SECRETORY . DIARRHEA. INFLAMMATORY & INFECTIOUS . DIARRHEA. PATHOGENS ASSOCIATED . of Infectious Diseases. Huashan. Hospital. 1. Diarrheal illness is one of the leading causes of death . worldwide..  . It.  is most commonly encountered in . develeoping.  . countries.. Alison Freeman, MD, MPH. Primary Care Conference. January 5, 2012. Case 1. 61 . yo. M with no . signif. . PMHx. (although hasn’t been to MD in >10 yrs), presents w/ 3-4 years of watery diarrhea, now worse for last 1 mos. Endorses 12-14 BMs, fairly large volume, daily. Denies . Travel and Military . COL Kent . E. . Kester. October 2013. Definition of Travelers’ Diarrhea. C. ramps, nausea. , . vomiting, fever, blood . in . stools. Classic – passage of > 3 unformed stools in 24 hours plus at least one of above symptoms. Eric M. Osgard MD FACG. Gastroenterology Consultants. Reno, NV. Chronic Diarrhea. Definition. “Old” sub-types. Osmotic, secretory, motility, inflammatory. “New” Subtypes. Inflammatory, Fatty, and Watery . BY MBBSPPT.COM . Learning objectives. At the end of this lecture you should be able to:. Define acute, persistent, chronic diarrhea & dysentery . Remember important organisms causing diarrhea & dysentery. Overview of GCA. Overview of GCA (cont). Epidemiologic Factors Related to GCA. Headache. Visual Signs and Symptoms. Optic Disc in GCA. Vision Loss in GCA. Jaw . C. laudication. The PMR Connection. Diagnosing GCA. Juliet Sio Aguilar, M.D., M.Sc.. (Birm). Professor of Pediatrics. University of the Philippines Manila. Active Consultant, St. Luke’s Medical . Center. Outline: Taming Killer Diarrhea. “Glocal” Burden . Vomiting , Children and Adolescents (over 1 year of age) Vomiting and diarrhea are often caused by a virus. The vomiting may last 24 hours, but the diarrhea may persist for 5 - 10 days. Sometimes the Diarrhea has many causes. You may get it because of chemotherapy, radiation therapy to the lower abdomen, malabsorption, or use of antibiotics. It can also develop because of intolerance to milk or d Recognize key history findings suggestive of different causes of altered mental status. Recognize key physical findings suggestive of different causes of altered mental status. List high-risk causes of altered mental status in adults and children. Biomedical. Signal processing. Chapter . 7 . Filter Design Techniques. Zhongguo. Liu. Biomedical Engineering. School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University. 山东省精品课程. An Example . . MTZ Conference – Engine. 7. th. and 8. th. November 2007 Stuttgart. Gas Exchange in a . Combustion Engine. Accurate determination of important. gas exchange parameters directly at the test bed based on existing measured values.