Scientific Papers
Modern management of acute diarrhea and dehydration in children.
Advances in clinical and laboratory knowledge have led to new concepts in the management of acute infectious diarrhea in children. The major advance has been the development of oral rehydration therapy, which is effective for [...]
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 [...]