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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Administration of Electrolytes
  • Drink Fluids that Contain Electrolytes

Treatments Overview Articles

Enteritis
Mild cases usually need no treatment. Antidiarrheal medication may delay the organism from leaving the digestive tract, and therefore may not be recommended.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 18, 2008
Enteritis
Diarrhea impairs the digestive and absorptive functions of the gastrointestinal tract, resulting in malabsorption of fat, lactose, bile salts, and vitamin B12. Patients also complain about rectal pain and bleeding.Treatment of acute enteritis acco...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer

Specific Treatments Articles

Intravenous Rehydration
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.Rehydration is usually performed to treat the symptoms associated with...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Oral Rehydration Therapy
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.
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Dehydration and Rehydration in Children
Dehydration happens very quickly in the bodies of infants and small children, who don't have as much fluid to spare. It can quickly become very serious. Rehydration is the crucial process of returning those fluids back to the body to restore normal functioning.
Source:StayWell
Intravenous Rehydration
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.Intravenous rehydration is used to resto...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Intravenous Rehydration
Intravenous rehydrationDefinition 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. Purpose Fever, vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a per...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Intravenous Fluid Regulation
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.The purpose of intravenous fluid regulation is to control the amount of fluid that a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Laparotomy, Exploratory
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.Exploratory laparotomy is a method of abdominal exploration, a diagnostic tool that allow...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
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