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Gastroenteritis

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From the signs and symptoms given, the likely diagnosis of the condition is acute
gastroenteritis. It is an infection of the intestines characterized by abdominal cramp, nausea,
vomiting, watery diarrhea and sometimes fever. The disease is transmitted by contact of infected
food, water or infected person. Normally, the recovery is about two to four days without
complications (Arcangelo, 2017). The management of gastroenteritis is non-specific and it
focusses on self-care measures such as anti-diarrheal and anti-nausea medications based on the
culture of the organism found. Synthroid 100 mcg daily is used for the treatment of
hypothyroidism and constipation. Nifedipine is a calcium channel blocker that is used in the
treatment of hypertension and prednisolone 10 mg daily for treatment of inflammatory
conditions of the body and it can cause GI upset.
For the current medications for this condition, the prednisolone which cause GI upset
should be tapered within one week to prevent the development of Cushing syndrome. The
gradual reduction of the dose of prednisolone provides ample time for the adrenal glands to
resume to their normal operations. A tapering regimen would be started.

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1 Surname Student’s Name Course Name of Professor Date From the signs and symptoms given, the likely diagnosis of the condition is acute gastroenteritis. It is an infection of the intestines characterized by abdominal cramp, nausea, vomiting, watery diarrhea and sometimes fever. The disease is transmitted by contact of infected food, water or infected person. Normally, the recovery is about two to four days without complications (Arcangelo, 2017). The management of gastroenteritis is non-specific and it focusses on self-care measures such as anti-diarrheal and anti-nausea medications based ...
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