Pediatric acute gastroenteritis: Clinical assessment, oral rehydration and antiemetic therapy

Pediatric Health

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 191-197

  Woolley, Wendy L ^a   Burton, John H ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiemetic; Dehydration; Gastroenteritis; Ondansetron

Indexed keywords

ANTIEMETIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DOMPERIDONE; INFUSION FLUID; MEPYRAMINE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; ONDANSETRON; PENTOBARBITAL; PLACEBO; PROMETHAZINE; TRIMETHOBENZAMIDE;

ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ADJUVANT THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ORAL REHYDRATION THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TREMOR; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VOMITING;

EID: 70349637670     PISSN: 17455111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/phe.09.10     Document Type: Review

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