This episode covers Chapter 31 of Rosen's Emergency Medicine.

Episode Overview:

1) Define Acute, Persistent, Chronic Diarrhea 2) Describe the 4 mechanisms of diarrhea 3) List 15 historical factors that increase the risk of probability of non-benign diarrhea 4) What are the indications for empiric antibiotic treatment? 5) List 6 organisms that cause bloody diarrhea

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1) When is Loperamide indicated? 2) When should you use stool cultures / O&P 3) Best way to give children pedialyte?