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Dehydration in adults and old people

Author(s) -

Ivo Casagranda,

Elena Vitale,

Eliana Giuffrè,

Dalio Cecconi

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

emergency care journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2282-2054

pISSN - 1826-9826

DOI - 10.4081/ecj.2007.3.12

Subject(s) - dehydration , medicine , thirst , tonicity , oliguria , hypernatremia , isotonic , weakness , saliva , body water , urine specific gravity , body fluid , plasma osmolality , anesthesia , sodium , body weight , vasopressin , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry , urine , renal function , organic chemistry

Dehydration is a decrease in total body water, reflected in altered serum sodium, osmolality and BUN elevation. There are three types of dehydration: hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic. The common signs and symtoms of dehydration are: thirst, dry mucous membranes and skin, poor skin turgor, dry tongue with longitudinal furrows, decreased saliva, muscle weakness, weight loss of 3-5% and oliguria. The therapy is based first on fluid replacement in hypovolemic states and after on balancing the hydro-electrolyte disorders with crystalloid solutions according to the Adrogué and Madias formula

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