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Clostridium Difficile (Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea) Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Clostridium (Clostridioides) Difficile (“Antibiotic -Associated Diarrhea”) | Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Clostridium (Clostridioides) Difficile (or “C. Diff”) is a gram positive bacteria that is an important cause of...
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Traveler’s Diarrhea | Causes (Bacteria, Viruses, etc), Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Traveler’s Diarrhea | Causes (Bacteria, Viruses, Protozoa), Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Travelers Diarrhea is the most common infection in travelers to impoverished areas/nations. There are several risk factors included...
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Chronic Diarrhea: Approach to Cause, Secretory vs Osmotic vs Inflammatory, Watery vs Bloody Diarrhea
Chronic Diarrhea | Approach to Causes, Secretory vs Osmotic vs Inflammatory, Watery vs Bloody Diarrhea Chronic diarrhea is diarrhea occurring for greater than 2-4 weeks, and it is broadly categorized into secretory, osmotic, functional,...
Institute of Human Anatomy
The Importance of Gut Microbiota and Fecal Transplants
This video explores the gut microbiota, the ecosystem of microbes living inside the human gut, and how it is impacted by factors such as sleep habits, stress levels, diet, and antibiotic usage. The video discusses the importance of...
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Acute Diarrhea | Approach to Causes, Enterotoxic vs Invasive, Watery vs Bloody Diarrhea
Acute Diarrhea | Approach to Causes (ex. Bacteria), Enterotoxic vs Invasive, Watery vs Bloody Diarrhea Acute diarrhea is diarrhea occurring for less than 2 weeks, and is broadly categorized into Enterotoxic (Non-Inflammatory) and...
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Vancomycin | Bacterial Targets, Mechanism of Action, Adverse Effects
Lesson on the antibiotic Vancomycin, what bacteria vancomycin targets, the mechanism of action of vancomycin, and adverse effects of vancomycin. Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic that targets Gram Positive bacteria, and is...
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Metronidazole | Bacterial Targets, Mechanism of Action, Adverse Effects
Lesson on the antibiotic Metronidazole (Flagyl). Metronidazole is a small sized antibiotic, which allows it to be easily absorbed and diffusely distributed throughout the body. This makes it particularly important in bone and brain...
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Minute Earth: Poop Transplants!
Animated video explaining what C. difficile is and how it affects the human gut. One treatment is to have a fecal transplant which can help the gut recover. Microbiota are also transplanted across ecosystems in agricultural and aquatic...