Gastrointestinal Tract Infection Symptoms | Patients in Long Term Care

Number of loose or watery stools during the current 24 hour period

Usual number of stools per day for the patient

Number of vomiting episodes in a 24 hour period

Does the patient compalin of nausea?

Does the patient complain of abdominal pain or tenderness?

Is there laboratory evidence of a gastrointestinal pathogen by stool culture, toxin assay or other test?

Have you excluded alternative diagnoses ?