nurse's notes

Amebic Dysentery is a disease caused by a protozoa Entaemoba Histolytica. It is acquired by ingestion of E. Histolytica in food or water contaminated with human feces. A patient complained of colicky abdominal pain and passage of frequent bloody stools. The patient become feverish and s if not treated at once the patient losses weight . If the infection is acute, there is a tendency that metastasize to the other organ like liver through the way of the portal vein causing liver abscesses. Due to the ulceration of the muscle wall of the bowel caused by the ameba , tendency to get infected called peritonities.
Patient is confined in the hospital for treatment of anti amebiasis and intravenous fluid to replaced fluid loss during the diarrhea. The patient keep bed rest to gain resistance.