title: The APN's guide to pediatric constipation management.
authors.affiliation: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Debby
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tobias
authors.forename: Marlene
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lutkenhoff
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stoops
authors.forename: Denise
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferguson
mesh_terms: D002400:Cathartics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003248:Constipation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004688:Encopresis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing; D005244:Fecal Impaction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002400:Cathartics; D004043:Dietary Fiber