Scientific Papers
Validation of the clinical dehydration scale for children with acute gastroenteritis.
OBJECTIVE: We previously created a clinical dehydration scale. Our objective was to validate the clinical dehydration scale with a new cohort of patients with acute gastroenteritis who were assessed in a tertiary emergency department in [...]
Physician misdiagnosis of dehydration in older adults
INTRODUCTION: Dehydration is a difficult clinical diagnosis in older adults because the physical signs of dehydration are often confusing. The clinical consequences of a diagnosis of dehydration are critical, since dehydration implies increased morbidity and [...]
Ambient-temperature beverages are consumed at a rate similar to chilled water in heat-exposed workers.
Palatability of beverages has been shown to influence drinking patterns and hydration. Cool beverages are known to enhance palatability; however, situations exist in which cooling is not possible. The purpose of this study was to [...]
Active dehydration impairs upper and lower body anaerobic muscular power
We examined the effects of active dehydration by exercise in a hot, humid environment on anaerobic muscular power using a test-retest (euhydrated and dehydrated) design. Seven subjects (age, 27.1 +/- 4.6 years; mass, 86.4 +/- [...]