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Qs to ask..Collect

• Stool frequency (duration)/ onset
• Consistency/ characteristics?volume
• Associated symptoms like vomiting

• Fever
• Other symptms (vomiting- abdominal pain..)
• Any diseases
• Drugs
• Age!

• Blood , mucus in stools
• Degree of dehydration (nature & amount of fluid intake)loss in body

weight?

• Comon gastroenteritis symptoms in children ( vomiting, loose
stools & fever) may be acute otitis media, bacterial sepsis,
meningitis, pneumonia and urinary tract infection

• Recent travel
• Food?

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References:

• Handbook of non prescription edition 19
• https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-

information/digestive-
diseases/diarrhea/symptoms-causes
• https://www.webmd.com/digestive-
disorders/digestive-diseases-diarrhea
• https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/928598-
clinical#b5

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