Scientific Papers
Hydration and acute confusion in long-term care residents.
Although it is generally appropriate for a healthy adult to consume 2000 to 2500 ml per day, the literature does not address evaluating any standard. The objective here was to develop a weight-based hydration management [...]
Death from hyponatremia as a result of acute water intoxication in an Army basic trainee.
Several reports during the past 15 years have described hyponatremia as a result of excessive water intake by athletes during endurance races. The high rates of fluid consumption have been attributed to the desire of [...]
Breastfeeding-associated neonatal hypernatremic dehydration in a medical center: a clinical investigation
BACKGROUND: Hypernatremic dehydration amongst exclusively breastfed neonates due to inadequate breastfeeding or underfeeding is a potentially devastating condition. We investigated the epidemiological and clinic features of hypernatremic dehydration. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records [...]
Hydration & ageing.
No abstract available.