TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating the patient with diarrhea
T2 - A case-based approach
AU - Sweetser, Seth
PY - 2012/6
Y1 - 2012/6
N2 - The evaluation of the patient with diarrhea can be complex and the treatment challenging. In this article, the definition of diarrhea and the pathophysiologic mechanisms that lead to diarrhea are reviewed. A simplified 5-step approach to the patient with diarrhea is provided and applied in a case-oriented manner applicable to everyday clinical practice. On completion of this article, you should be able to (1) define diarrhea, (2) outline various pathophysiologic mechanisms of diarrhea, and (3) describe a simplified 5-step approach to facilitate the evaluation of diarrhea.
AB - The evaluation of the patient with diarrhea can be complex and the treatment challenging. In this article, the definition of diarrhea and the pathophysiologic mechanisms that lead to diarrhea are reviewed. A simplified 5-step approach to the patient with diarrhea is provided and applied in a case-oriented manner applicable to everyday clinical practice. On completion of this article, you should be able to (1) define diarrhea, (2) outline various pathophysiologic mechanisms of diarrhea, and (3) describe a simplified 5-step approach to facilitate the evaluation of diarrhea.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863474037&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84863474037&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.02.015
DO - 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.02.015
M3 - Article
C2 - 22677080
AN - SCOPUS:84863474037
SN - 0025-6196
VL - 87
SP - 596
EP - 602
JO - Mayo Clinic proceedings
JF - Mayo Clinic proceedings
IS - 6
ER -