November/December 2007 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 20 Number 6
Treatment of Diarrhea
There are multiple methods for treating diarrheal illnesses. The most important aspect of managing diarrhea is the prevention of both dehydration and electrolyte depletion. Obviously, diarrhea (as well as vomiting) can cause significant loss of fluids and electrolytes. The symptoms of dehydration are thirst, headache, dry mucous membranes, tenting of the skin, and decrease in urine output. The best indication of adequate hydration is urine output. If someone is properly hydrated, they will need to void every 2 – 3 hours, and the urine should be a light amber color. If they are dehydrated, they will void less often and will produce dark, concentrated urine.
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Lower Leg Splint
/in Lower leg, Musculoskeletal, Splinting, Uncategorized/by WMN EditorsJanuary/February 2008 ISNN-1059-6518 Volume 21 Number 1
splinting 101:
Creating a lower leg splint with an ensolite pad
By Frank Hubbell, Read more
Remote Medicine in Africa August 2008
/in Travel Medicine/by WMN EditorsAUGUST 2008
SOLO and Overland Missions have joined forces to create a unique, four-week training opportunity at Overland Missions’ beautiful base of operations in Nsongwe, Zambia, Africa.
Located on the edge of the gorge, 700 feet above Rapid 14 of the Zambezi River, the Overland campus is just downstream from Victoria Falls. SOLO has expanded its WEMT curriculum to include tropical medicine, parasitology, travel medicine, and remote medicine, and is offering it in Africa in partnership with Overland.
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Treatment of Diarrhea
/in Parasites, Poisons/by WMN EditorsNovember/December 2007 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 20 Number 6
Treatment of Diarrhea
There are multiple methods for treating diarrheal illnesses. The most important aspect of managing diarrhea is the prevention of both dehydration and electrolyte depletion. Obviously, diarrhea (as well as vomiting) can cause significant loss of fluids and electrolytes. The symptoms of dehydration are thirst, headache, dry mucous membranes, tenting of the skin, and decrease in urine output. The best indication of adequate hydration is urine output. If someone is properly hydrated, they will need to void every 2 – 3 hours, and the urine should be a light amber color. If they are dehydrated, they will void less often and will produce dark, concentrated urine.
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Entamoeba histolytica
/in Parasites/by WMN EditorsNovember/December 2007 ISSN-1059-6518 Volume 20 Number 6
The Premier Waterborne Illness
Or
The Master of Diarrhea –
Entamoeba histolytica
Infectious diarrhea caused by Entamoeba histolytica is the third leading parasitic cause of death worldwide, surpassed only by malaria (#1) and schistosomiasis (#2). Diarrheal illnesses caused by ameba are referred to as amebic dysentery.
Frequency:
About 4% of the US population and 10% worldwide have Entamoeba histolytica.
There are approximately 50 million new cases per year, with 100,000 deaths annually worldwide.
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