• Diarrhoea Quiz

  • You have now completed the Diarrhoea training module. This assessment will check your understanding of common symptoms and causes, dehydration and referral signs, pharmacy medicine options, safe customer questioning, and when to involve the pharmacist.

  • Q1. What is the first-line treatment for acute diarrhoea at any age?*

  • Correct: Oral Rehydration Salts

    Oral rehydration salts are the first-line treatment for acute diarrhoea at any age. They replace the fluid and salts being lost and come before any medicine that slows the bowel.

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  • Q2. A customer wants to add cordial to a rehydration solution so her child will drink it. What should you tell her?*

  • Correct: Do not add anything; chill it or use ice blocks instead

    Nothing should be added to an oral rehydration solution. Cordial or juice can change the balance of the solution. Chilling it or using an ice-block form can make it easier for a child to take.

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  • Q3. A customer says he finished a course of antibiotics last week and now has diarrhoea. What should you do?*

  • Correct: Take him to the pharmacist, because diarrhoea after antibiotics is a referral.

    Diarrhoea after a recent course of antibiotics is a referral sign. Take the customer to the pharmacist before discussing or supplying treatment.

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  • Q4. A customer asks for something to stop the diarrhoea in her 7- year-old. What is the right step?*

  • Correct: Take her to the pharmacist, as these medicines are not for children under 12.  

    Medicines that slow the bowel are not suitable for children under 12. A request for this type of medicine for a 7-year-old should be referred to the pharmacist.

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  • Q5. How long does a made-up oral rehydration solution keep?*

  • Correct: Twenty-four hours in the fridge. 

    Once oral rehydration solution has been prepared, it should be kept in the fridge and used within 24 hours.

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  • Q6. Which of these is a sign of moderate dehydration?*

  • Correct: Dry mouth, sunken eyes and passing much less urine. 

    Dry mouth, sunken eyes and passing much less urine are signs of moderate dehydration and require pharmacist assessment.

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  • Q7. A customer asks for Loperamide product because it is what she always uses. What should you do?

  • Correct. Discuss the symptoms, check for red flags and determine whether the request can remain within your role or should be referred to the pharmacist

    A previous purchase does not remove the need to assess the current symptoms. Ask the appropriate questions, check for red flags and decide whether the request can remain within your role or needs pharmacist referral.

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  • Q8. A customer mentions there is blood in the stool. What should you do?

  • Correct. Take him to the pharmacist without discussing any product

    Blood in the stool during diarrhoea is a referral sign. Do not discuss or supply a product. Take the customer to the pharmacist.

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  • Q9. When is a medicine that slows the bowel an appropriate option for an adult?

  • Correct. As a short course when a toilet cannot be reached easily, and no red flags are present. 

    A medicine that slows the bowel may be considered for an adult as a short-term option when access to a toilet is difficult and no referral signs are present. Oral rehydration is still needed alongside it.

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  • Q10. Which statement is the correct thing to say about oral rehydration salts?

  • Correct. “This puts back the fluid and salts you are losing.”

    Oral rehydration salts replace the fluid and salts lost during diarrhoea. They do not stop the diarrhoea or treat the infection.

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  • Congratulations! You Passed the Quiz!

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