| Journal Call no. | R97.H66 |
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| Author | Yeung, W. K. Y. |
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| Article Title | Acute gastroenteritis in infants and children / W.K.Y. Yeung. |
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| Is Part Of | Hong Kong practitioner ; v.21, no.10, Oct 1999, p.471-472, +4P., illus. |
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| Abstract | Acute gastroenteritis is a common cause for medical consultations and hospital visits among children less than 5-year-old. Advances in knowledge have led to new concepts in management of gastroenteritis in children. The major advance is the development of oral rehydration fluid, which is effective for the treatment of fluid and electrolyte loss in diarrhoea of any aetiology, in patients of any age with mild to moderate dehydration. Optimal management of acute gastroenteritis include early rehydration using an appropriate glucose-based oral rehydration solution, early refeeding with normal diet with no interruption of breast feeding and judicious use of medications. |
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