Pediatric Dehydration

• 2024

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• Sharon Daley; Usha Avva
PMID: 28613793

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This book describes pediatric dehydration, a condition caused by excessive loss of body water and electrolytes. It highlights the common causes like vomiting and diarrhea, especially in children under five. The text emphasizes the importance of recognizing signs such as dry mouth, dark urine, and dizziness. It explains different types of dehydration based on sodium levels: isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic. Treatment involves oral rehydration therapy or intravenous fluids for severe cases. The World Health Organization's guidelines focus on prevention through safe drinking water and vaccinations to reduce global child mortality rates from dehydration-related illnesses.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Child, Preschool; Dehydration; Diarrhea; Administration, Intravenous; Electrolytes; Fluid Therapy; Infant Mortality; Infusions, Intravenous; Injections, Intravenous; Pediatrics; Rehydration Solutions; Water; Waterborne Diseases

Institutions: Cape Cod Hospital; Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital

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