TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Gastroenteritis A1 - Parker, Michelle W. A1 - Cruz, Andrea T. A2 - Shah, Samir S. A2 - Kemper, Alex R. A2 - Ratner, Adam J. PY - 2019 T2 - Pediatric Infectious Diseases: Essentials for Practice, 2e AB - Gastroenteritis is either the acute onset of vomiting or the acute onset of diarrhea with or without vomiting. Vomiting is the acute onset of forceful expulsion of gastric secretions through the oral cavity and should be differentiated from posttussive emesis and gastroesophageal reflux. Diarrhea is defined as loose or watery stools that exceed the child’s usual number of daily bowel movements by two or more.1Dysentery is the presence of bloody diarrhea and fever. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1157322235 ER -