Red flag refreshers: diarrhoea.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Disney, Benjamin
- Source
- Pulse. Oct2019, p48-48. 1p.
- Subject
- *DIARRHEA
*EXOCRINE pancreatic insufficiency
*INFLAMMATORY bowel diseases
*IRRITABLE colon
*LACTOSE intolerance
*BLOOD cell count
- Language
- ISSN
- 0048-6000
The article focuses on diarrhea. Topics discussed include the potential serious causes of diarrhea such as bowel cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and Clostridium difficile; overflow diarrhea due to constipation and fecal impaction; and red-flag symptoms and signs of diarrhea such as dehydration, unintentional weight loss and rectal bleeding.