title: [Acute diarrhea].
abstract: Diarrhea, defined as three or more loose or watery stools per day, represents a frequent problem in outpatients as well as inpatients. As most of the patients with acute diarrhea show a self-limiting disease course, the main challenge for the physician is to discriminate patients for whom symptomatic therapy is sufficient from those with severe disease course and threatening complications. This review aims to provide a practical guidance for such decisions.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastro-entérologie et d'Hépatologie, CHUV, Lausanne.
authors.forename: Konstantin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burgmann
authors.affiliation: Service de Gastro-entérologie et d'Hépatologie, CHUV, Lausanne.
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schoepfer
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D004403:Dysentery / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult