Documenti di Didattica
Documenti di Professioni
Documenti di Cultura
Malabsorption
Dr Malik Aboelhassan
Learning objectives
By the end of this lecture the student should be able to:
• Define chronic diarrhea & malasorption
• Identify the causes of chronic diarrhea
• Discuss the diagnosis of chronic diarrhea &
malasorption disorders
• Describe the supportive treatment for disorders of
chronic diarrhea & malasorption
• Discuss the specific treatment for the common
disorders of chronic diarrhea & malasorption
Definitions
• Excessive loss of fluid and electrolyte in the stool.
• Increased total daily stool output, is usually associated with
increased stool water content. For infants and children, this
would result in stool output >10 g/kg/24 hr, or more than
the adult limit of 200g/24hr.
• A gradual or sudden increase in the number and volume of
stools to more than 15 g/kg/d combined with an increase in
fluidity.