need help w/ my pathophysio!!!

• https://allnurses.com/forums/2634117-post49.html
  
• http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec19/ch276/ch276b.html

vomiting and diarrhea and symptoms of acute gastroenteritis in children and they dehydrate very quickly because they have a small amount of fluid compared to adults.

are acute gastroenteritis and dehydration is related to each other? yes

how? read the information in the web links i provided for you below. you will find the answers there.

i read that acute gastroenteritis is inflammation of stomach and intestine. is it true? yes. the fact that the word gastroenteritis ends with -itis tells you there is an inflammation present.

can you give another easy and simplest explanation for this. no, you need to read other authors and see what they have to say. they will provide you with other explanations. refer to a dictionary if you are having difficulty understanding the english.

what are common the causes of having acute gastroenteritis? see the weblinks below, especially the articles from emedicine.

good luck with your case presentation!

• http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic834.htm - gastroenteritis (pediatric); includes pathophysiology, causes, physical symptoms, how it is worked up and treated including drugs and diet
  
• http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/children/parents/common/stomach/196.html - vomiting and diarrhea in children; includes list of the signs of dehydration, how to orally rehydrate the child, treatment for diarrhea
  
• http://kidshealth.org/pagemanager.jsp?dn=familydoctor&lic=44&article_set=21964 - gastrointestinal infections and diarrhea
  
• http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec02/ch016/ch016a.html - gastroenteritis; etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, treatment and prevention
  
• http://www.fpnotebook.com/peds/fen/pdtrcdhydrtn.htm - pediatric dehydration - signs and symptoms
  • http://www.fpnotebook.com/peds/fen/pdtrcdhydrtnmngmnt.htm - management of pediatric dehydration - there are more links at left of page

  [*]http://www.fpnotebook.com/peds/gi/pdtrcvmtng.htm - pediatric vomiting

  • http://www.fpnotebook.com/peds/gi/vmtngcsinchldrn.htm - causes og pediatric vomiting
    • http://www.fpnotebook.com/gi/diarrhea/actdrh.htm - acute diarrhea - pathophysiology
      
    • http://www.fpnotebook.com/gi/peds/drhinchldrn.htm - diarrhea in children - links to management toward bottom of page and at left side of page

  [*]here is the pathophysiology of inflammation: https://allnurses.com/forums/f50/histamine-effect-244836.html