Community Pharmacy Practice: Diarrhea Lecture 9

The passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day.

Dysentery is the presence of blood and/or mucus in stools.

Dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, tetany, convulsions, hypoglycemia, and renal failure.

<p>Acute (14 Days) result from parasites and protozoa; Chronic (Lasting Longer Than A Month) results from functional or inflammatory bowel disorders, malabsorption syndromes, and drugs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Viral infection, which often results in gastroenteritis especially in infants.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diarrhea was the ninth leading cause of death globally, with over 1.3 million deaths.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Severe diarrhoea and/or vomiting, with or without abdominal pain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rotavirus infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Campylobacter</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Shigella</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Toxins</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Miscarriage, still birth</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Entamoeba histolytica (amoebic dysentery) and Giardia lamblia (giardiasis)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Watery and foul-smelling diarrhoea, accompanied with symptoms of flatulence</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through drinking contaminated drinking water</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By sending stool samples to the laboratory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Presence of blood and/or mucus in stools</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Parasites and protozoa</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dehydration and renal failure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Viral infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inflammatory bowel disorders and malabsorption syndromes</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Severe diarrhea and vomiting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Salmonella</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Giardia lamblia infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bacillus cereus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Meningitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Watery diarrhea and abdominal pain</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Stool sample sent to the laboratory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$Toxins$</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>$Foul-smelling diarrhoea$ and $abdominal pain$</p> Signup and view all the answers