Dehydration is a common complication of diarrhea. Short bouts of diarrhea rarely cause concerns. But long lasting or severe diarrhea can lead to serious complications, especially for children and ...

Clinical signs of dehydration, including dry mucous membranes, low urine output, or tachycardia, suggest severe infection. Symptoms of severe infection include fever, severe abdominal pain, distension ...

Childhood diarrhea remains one of the leading causes of illness and mortality among children under five globally, particularly in developing countries.

A 72-year-old woman with a history of lung cancer and hypertension presents to the emergency department with diarrhea, which has persisted for 1 to 2 weeks. The patient is on a stable chemotherapy ...

A recent review of early toxic deaths occurring in two National Cancer Institute-sponsored cooperative group trials of irinotecan plus high-dose fluorouracil and leucovorin for advanced colorectal ...

One vexing problem for anyone who has had a cholecystectomy is postoperative diarrhea, which can be explosive in every sense of the word. I see a similar problem in selected patients with irritable ...