GASTRO ENTERITIS :
CAUSES
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT
Unsanitary water and environment
Contaminated food
Infectious agents
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS
DEFINITION
Infectious diarrhea.Diarrhea may be mild, accompanied by slight dehydration, or it may be extremely severe, requiring prompt and effective treatment.
There is damage to the villous brush border of the intestine, causing malabsorption of intestinal contents and leading to an osmotic diarrhea.
Antibiotic therapy
Vomiting
Dysuria
Diarrhea.
Abdominal pain
Infection
NG feeding
Oral rehydration solution.
IV rehydration
Diet
POST-OPERATIVE CARE
DIET RELATED THERAPY
cooked vegetables
lean meat
sugar free cereals
fruits
low-fat cooked fish
eggs
monitor input and output
monitor vital signs
give pain medication as prescribed
monitor bleeding on surgical site
PRE-OPERATIVE CARE
teach about the risk factors
give health education about the surgery
asking the consent before engaging to a surgery
starve for 4-6 hours