13 Diarreas agudas y persistentes

Okay, let's look at the video from the class on acute diarrhea. You need to know this because it's always on exam questions. Diarrhea is generally a common topic; they usually ask about acute diarrhea, and they might also ask about chronic diarrhea and malabsorption syndromes. So, how is diarrhea defined? It's defined as an increase in the

frequency, fluidity, and volume of stools. The volume of stools and their frequency are not increased, but rather a decrease in consistency. Another way to define fluidity is with a variable loss of water, about one liter per day, lasting less than 14 days. So, we're going to classify diarrhea according to the duration: acute diarrhea, when we're

talking about daily diarrhea lasting less than 14 days; persistent or prolonged diarrhea, which are extensions of acute episodes that do n't resolve on their own, lasting more than 14 days but less than 30 days; and finally, chronic diarrhea, when the duration is longer than 30 days. So, acute diarrhea refers to episodes that

last no more than two weeks. Another way to define it is the presence of three or more episodes. Liquid or semi-liquid stools in 24 hours. Any of the definitions are acceptable. What other term should be considered? What is dysentery? And why is dysentery important? Because it is a criterion for hospitalization. What you hear in the background is my dogs

playing; no matter how much I make them poop, they're going to keep being a pain in the ass. Okay, what is dysentery? It's diarrhea that presents with the presence of mucus, blood, or oozing in the stool. The basic clinical presentation would be accompanied by straining, fever, and alcoholic pain, which we will also see in the