title: Diarrhea: Initial Evaluation and Treatment in the Emergency Department.
abstract: Diarrhea generates a wide range of diagnostic considerations and has profound individual and public health significance. The setting and circumstances under which a patient presents with diarrhea drastically influences the concern brought to the encounter. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea are often provisionally labeled "gastroenteritis" with appropriate expectant management. In resource-poor countries, the significance of diarrhea is even greater. This review focuses on diarrhea and its initial evaluation and management in the emergency department.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA. Electronic address: Alexa.R.Gale@medstar.net.
authors.forename: Alexa R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Gale
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D003681:Dehydration / Q000517:prevention & control; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D018563:Disease Notification; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans
keywords: Diagnosis; Diarrhea; Emergency department; Gastroenteritis; Management