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2. Diarrhea - Wikipedia

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   Diarrhea is defined by the World Health Organization as having three or more loose or liquid stools per day, or as having more stools than is normal for that person. [2] Acute diarrhea is defined as an abnormally frequent discharge of semisolid or fluid fecal matter from the bowel, lasting less than 14 days, by World Gastroenterology ...

3. Oral rehydration therapy - Wikipedia

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   Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a type of fluid replacement used to prevent and treat dehydration, especially due to diarrhea. [1] It involves drinking water with modest amounts of sugar and salts, specifically sodium and potassium. [1]

4. Management of dehydration - Wikipedia

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   Hopefully, patients will graduate to the medium dehydration or "some" dehydration category and receive continued treatment as above. [1] Inadequate replacement of potassium losses during diarrhea can lead to potassium depletion and hypokalaemia (low serum potassium) especially in children with malnutrition.

5. Bristol stool scale - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 July 2024. Medical system for classifying human faeces Medical diagnostic method Bristol stool scale Bristol stool chart Synonyms Bristol stool chart (BSC); Bristol Stool Scale (BSS); Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS or BSF scale); Purpose classify type of feces (diagnostic triad for irritable bowel ...

6. Rotavirus - Wikipedia

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   Depending on the severity of diarrhoea, treatment consists of oral rehydration therapy, during which the child is given extra water to drink that contains specific amounts of salt and sugar. [101] In 2004, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF recommended the use of low-osmolarity oral rehydration solution and zinc supplementation as a ...

7. Talk:Diarrhea/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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   The Treatment Of Diarrhea, A manual for physicians and other senior health workers, World Health Organization, 2005. page 22 (26 in PDF): 8. MANAGEMENT OF DIARRHOEA WITH SEVERE MALNUTRITION" . . . Signs that remain useful for assessing hydration status include: eagerness to drink (a sign of some dehydration), and lethargy, cool and moist ...