Pathophysiology of acute diarrhea
Binder H. Pathophysiology of acute diarrhea. The American Journal Of Medicine 1990, 88: s2-s4. PMID: 2356845, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(90)90267-h.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluid absorptionAcute infectious diarrheaMajor health problemSpecific pathogenic mechanismsElectrolyte movementStool consistencyStool frequencyIntestinal motilityStool volumeAcute diarrheaIntestinal secretionInfectious diarrheaAntidiarrheal agentsWater excretionDiarrheaPathogenic mechanismsInfectious agentsHealth problemsIntestinal tractEpithelial cellsTissue invasionLuminal osmolalitySymptomsEnterotoxin productionSigns