A review on the management of acute gastroenteritis in children

Hong Kong Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 152-160

  Shek, Kam Chuen ^a   Ng, Paulin ^a   Hung, Chung Yung ^a   Lam, Ka Keung ^a   Lau, Chu Leung ^a   Ching, Wai Ming ^a   Kam, Chak Wah ^a  

^a TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anti diarrhoeals; Anti infective agents; Diarrhoea; Fluid therapy; Oral administration

Indexed keywords

'WHO'; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; BISMUTH SALICYLATE; DIMENHYDRINATE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GLUCOLYTE; KAOLIN PECTIN; LOPERAMIDE; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PLACEBO; REHYDRATE; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ANOREXIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMA; CONFUSION; DEHYDRATION; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DIET THERAPY; DROWSINESS; EXCITABILITY; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEART DISEASE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ILEUS; INSOMNIA; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LABORATORY TEST; LETHARGY; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORBIDITY; NAUSEA; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PARALYTIC ILEUS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SOMNOLENCE; TACHYCARDIA; TOXIC MEGACOLON; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINE RETENTION; VOMITING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 4344670028     PISSN: 10249079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/102490790401100305     Document Type: Review

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