Learning Outcomes for Study Session 5

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

5.1  Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold. (SAQs 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4)

5.2  Assess a child presenting with diarrhoea. (SAQ 5.1)

5.3  Classify the illness in a child who has diarrhoea. (SAQs 5.2 and 5.3)

5.4  Treat the child with diarrhoea. (SAQ 5.3)

5.5  Give follow-up care for a child with diarrhoea. (SAQ 5.3)

Study Session 5.  Management of Diarrhoeal Disease in Young Infants and Children

5.1  Assess and classify diarrhoea