title: Managing the child with gastroenteritis.
abstract: This article discusses the treatment of children with gastroenteritis and takes account of the current evidence based guidelines for management.
authors.affiliation: City General Hospital, North Staffordshire Hospital Trust.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McVerry
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Collin
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010351:Patient Discharge; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic