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What is Pseudomembranous colitis?

• It is caused by ……………due to antibiotic use (for
nosocomial infection in hospitals)

• Onset during or up to several weeks after antibiotic therapy;
watery or mucoid diarrhea, high fever, cramping

• self-limiting-rehydration and It is treated by metronidazole
or vancomycin (POM)

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What diagnostic tests are useful for the
evaluation of chronic diarrhea?

• Infectious ? , non-infectious causes of diarrhea?????
• Measurement of blood pressure in the upright and

supine (lying) positions can demonstrate orthostatic
hypotension and confirm the presence of………..
• Stool cultures may be used to test for bacteria or
parasite.
• Blood test
• Radiographs (x-rays)
• Endoscopy

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