Essential Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and NutritionStefano Guandalini Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. At last, here's a practical, concise, and easy-to-use guide for the diagnosis and treatment of digestive, nutritional, hepatic, and abdominal disorders in the neonate, child, and adolescent Written and designed especially for use by the practitioner in general practice, an effective combination of concise text and useful summary features allows you to quickly assess and interpret presenting signs and symptoms and formulate an effective plan for management. *A concise, yet thorough review for the non-specialist ALSO OF INTEREST: Wolf: Essential Pediatric Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, ISBN 0-07-141668-4 |
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... Fecal electrolyte concentrations are measured in stool water after homogenization of the entire specimen ( by manual stirring or in a mechanical blender ) and centrifugation of an aliquot to obtain supernatant for analysis . The osmotic ...
... Fecal Retention Functional fecal retention is the most common cause of constipation associated with fecal soiling from early infancy to adolescence . Patients have a > 3 - month history of difficult or painful passage of large stools ...
... Fecal Elastase Fecal elastase 1 is a human pancreas - specific endo- protease that remains viable up to 1 week at room temperature . Its excretion and fecal concentration is not altered by pancreatic enzyme supplementa- tion . An enzyme ...
Contents
ACUTE DIARRHEA | 15 |
FAILURE TO THRIVEMALNUTRITION | 47 |
CONSTIPATION | 69 |
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