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Gastroenteritis V Diarrhoea

scuby · 2007-02-05 20:11:06

just wondering can some one settle a bet ..... are gastroenteritis and Diarrhoea the same condition, or is gastro a diagnosis and diarr. a symptom.... they have the same icd-9 code for the coding of illness's.... cheers scuby

05-02-2007 8:11pm

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scuby

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just wondering can some one settle a bet .....
are gastroenteritis and Diarrhoea the same condition, or is gastro a diagnosis and diarr. a symptom.... they have the same icd-9 code for the coding of illness's....

cheers

scuby

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#2 05-02-2007 9:54pm

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Yep gastroenteritis is a condition with many causes and symptoms. Diarrhoea is a symptom of gastroenteritis, but of hundreds of other conditions as well.

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#3 07-02-2007 7:08pm

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as the man above says.

Gastroenteritis is the inflammation of the stomach and bowel and can be caused by anything, but commonly by viruses or more seriously by bacteria.

Diaorrhea is a symptom and can be caused by a great many things INCLUDING gastroenteritis.

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