Scientific Papers
DEVELOPING A QUICK AND PRACTICAL SCREEN TO IMPROVE THE IDENTIFICATION OF POOR HYDRATION IN GERIATRIC AND REHABILITATIVE CARE
Dehydration has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Dehydration risk increases with advancing age, and will progressively become an issue as the aging population increases. Worldwide, those aged 60 years and over are the [...]
Hypernatremic dehydration in breast-fed infants.
Three cases highlight the association between elevated breast milk sodium and hypernatremic dehydration in the infant. All three mothers, breast-feeding exclusively, had sodium levels in breast milk elevated significantly above normal. Severe hypernatremic dehydration in [...]
Hydration status of geriatric patients in a psychiatric hospital.
Dehydration negatively impacts geriatric hospitalization outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the hydration status of psychogeriatric inpatients and explore possible factors for dehydration. A descriptive, retrospective chart review of patients discharged from [...]
Influence of graded dehydration on hyperthermia and cardiovascular drift during exercise.
This investigation determined the effect of different rates of dehydration, induced by ingesting different volumes of fluid during prolonged exercise, on hyperthermia, heart rate (HR), and stroke volume (SV). On four different occasions, eight endurance-trained [...]