Dehydration

Dehydration is a deficiency in total body water.  (1)

The two types of dehydration:

• Water loss

• Salt and water loss (combination of dehydration and hypovolemia)

Assessment of a patient's hydration status is complex and accounts for the patient's history, clinical assessment, and laboratory values.

Several clinical variables are used to measure dehydr...

Bland food bananas, rice, applesauce, toast (BRAT) diet.

Small frequent sips of room temperature liquids.

Oral rehydration solutions are available commercially.

E86.0 Dehydration

E87.1 Hypo-osmolality and hyponatremia

E86.1 Hypovolemia

34095006 dehydration (disorder)

89627008 Hyponatremia (disorder)

85648000 Hypoosmolarity (finding)

28560003 Hypovo...

Dehydration is the result of a deficiency in total body water leading to a negative fluid balance

Dehydration and its sequelae are a common cause of hospitalization in adults, children,...