RT Book, Section
A1 Maisel, Jonathan A.
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Cydulka, Rita K.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Handel, Daniel A.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 56272720
T1 Chapter 37. Disorders Presenting Primarily with Diarrhea
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178184-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56272720
RD 2024/04/23
AB Diarrhea  is  defined  as  three  or  more  watery  stools  per  day.  There  are  four  basic  mechanisms:  increased  intestinal  secretion  (eg,  cholera),  decreased  intestinal  absorption  (eg,  enterotoxins,  inflammation,  or  ischemia),  increased  osmotic  load  (eg,  laxatives,  lactose  intolerance),  and  abnormal  intestinal  motility  (eg,  irritable  bowel  syndrome).  Approximately  85%  of  cases  are  infectious  in  etiology.