Diarrhea caused by circulating agents.
Gastroenterol Clin North Am
; 41(3): 603-10, 2012 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22917166
Circulating agents cause intestinal secretion or changes in motility with decreased intestinal transit time, resulting in secretory-type diarrhea. Secretory diarrhea as opposed to osmotic diarrhea is characterized by large-volume, watery stools, often more than 1 L per day; by persistence of diarrhea when patients fast; and by the fact that on analysis of stool-water, measured osmolarity is identical to that calculated from the electrolytes present. Although sodium plays the main role in water and electrolyte absorption, chloride is the major ion involved in secretion.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
3_ND
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Diarrhea
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Gastroenterol Clin North Am
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article