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Enteritis Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Rehydration
- Intravenous Fluid R...
- Laparotomy
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Administration of Electrolytes
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Drink Fluids that Contain Electrolytes
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Antidiarrheal medication may delay the organism from leaving the digestive tract, and therefore may not be recommended.
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Some symptoms of radiation enteritis are caused by an overgrowth of bacteria, and, in these cases, antibiotics may be prescribed. Patients who develop acute enteritis report nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. Diarrhea impairs the ...
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Intravenous (IV) rehydration is a treatment for fluid loss in which a sterile water solution containing small amounts of salt or sugar is injected into the patient's bloodstream.
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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) involves the replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost during an episode of diarrheal illness. Diarrheal illnesses are pervasive worldwide, and they have a particularly large impact in the developing world. Childre...
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Intravenous rehydration is the process by which sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle which is inserted into a vein.
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Sterile water solutions containing small amounts of salt or sugar, are injected into the body through a tube attached to a needle that is inserted into a vein.
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Intravenous (IV) fluid regulation refers to the manual or automatic pump control of the rate of flow of IV fluids as they are delivered to a patient through a vein.
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A laparotomy is a large incision made into the abdomen. Exploratory laparotomy is used to visualize and examine the structures inside of the abdominal cavity.
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