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#Gastroenterology #diarrhea
Question
Mechanisms of Osmotic diarrhea.
Answer
- patient has ingested a non-absorbable substance (e.g. a purgative such as magnesium sulphate or magnesium-containing antacid)
- The patient has generalized malabsorption so that high concentrations of solute (e.g. glucose) remain in the lumen
- The patient has a specific absorptive defect (e.g. disaccharidase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption).
Tags
#Gastroenterology #diarrhea
Question
Mechanisms of Osmotic diarrhea.
Tags
#Gastroenterology #diarrhea
Question
Mechanisms of Osmotic diarrhea.
Answer
- patient has ingested a non-absorbable substance (e.g. a purgative such as magnesium sulphate or magnesium-containing antacid)
- The patient has generalized malabsorption so that high concentrations of solute (e.g. glucose) remain in the lumen
- The patient has a specific absorptive defect (e.g. disaccharidase deficiency or glucose-galactose malabsorption).
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