title: [Diagnostic strategy in diarrhea].
abstract: Planning the strategy in diagnosis of diarrhea some questions need to be answered: 1. Do the complaints in question fulfill the defined criteria of diarrhea? 2. Is it an acute diarrhea of infectious origin requiring fast microbiologic diagnosis? 3. Is it a chronic diarrhea? A) Do anamnestic findings and present status induce a certain suspected diagnosis, as in hyperthyreoidism, drugs, intestinal resections? B) Is a complete stepwise diagnostic planning needed as in Crohn's disease, insufficiency of the pancreas, non tropical sprue? Diagnostic measures have to be taken into consideration according to the answers given.
mesh_terms: D001834:Body Water / Q000378:metabolism; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D004765:Enteropeptidase / Q000172:deficiency; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005750:Gastric Juice / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007419:Intestinal Secretions / Q000032:analysis; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000201:enzymology; D008722:Methods; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D004765:Enteropeptidase
vernacular_title: Diagnostische Strategie bei Diarrhoen