You Are Asked to See a Patient with Diarrhea. How Do You Think About This Symptom? How Do You Categorize Diarrhea in a Way That Helps Diagnosis and Management?
摘要
Definition of diarrhea: loose bowel movements (note: sometimes patients confuse “loose” with “urgent”). This is an important distinction. You can have urgent loose stools or non-urgent loose stools. You can have urgent formed stools and non-urgent formed stools This chapter discusses the different types and causes of loose stools , and the management of each.