Diarrhea

Clerkship

Lecture materials and small group cases are posted here for University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine students. Access to these materials are password protected.

Objectives

By the end of the Paediatric Clerkship, a medical student will be able to:

1. Recognize the clinical features and propose a management plan for patients with gastroenteritis, toddler’s diarrhea, and cow’s milk protein allergy.
2. Recognize the clinical features of Celiac disease, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease.

Half Day Cases

• A 4 year old boy presents with a 12 hour history of abdominal pain.
• A 12 year old girl presents with a 6 month history of chronic abdominal pain.
• A 6 year old boy with chronic abdominal pain presents with infrequent stooling.
• A 3 year old boy presents with a 1.5 year history of non-‐bloody diarrhea (3-‐4 loose stools per day).