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WorksheetsAnti-Diarrhea
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 4mins
Milk or foods rich in fat are suitable for diarrhea patient.
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Loperamide is commonly used for traveler's diarrhea because it slows down peristalsis and decreases the frequency of defecation. However it may slow down the exit of the organism from the GI tract.
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Traveller’s diarrhea is also called chronic diarrhea, and it usually caused by bacteria such as E. coli. It ordinarily lasts more than 2 days.
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Loperamide is combined with atropine (Lomotil®) in order to decrease abdominal cramping, intestinal motility, and hypersecretion in GI tract.
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Oral rehydration salt (ORS) is the principal therapy for acute diarrhea in children and adults.
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A diarrhea patient should drink a lot of water after taking psyllium.
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Colloidal bismuth subcitrate has both anti-secretory and bactericidal actions.
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Loperamide is a suitable anti-diarrhea for children aged 5 months old.
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Racecadotril (Hidrasec) decreases hypersecretion of water and electrolytes induced by the toxin/inflammation in the GI tract and unlikely causing constipation because it does not modify the duration of the intestinal transit.
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Loperamide syrup can be administered to children having diarrhea up to 7 days.
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(a) is a nonprescription opioid agonist commonly used in treating diarrhea. It does not cross the BBB and tolerance has not been reported.
(a) is a prescription opioid agonist which at high doses can have CNS effects.
(a) is a synthetic octapeptide with actions similar to somatostatin by directly inhibits the intestinal secretion.
Other drug that being combined with diphenoxylate in treating diarrhea to prevent abuse and minimise its adverse effects is (a) .
