Scientific Papers
A critique of oral therapy of dehydration due to diarrheal syndromes.
PIP: Under the circumstances of limited health resources and immediate need for preventing the dehydration associated with diarrhea in infants, breastfeeding should be encouraged throughout the diarrheal episode. When this is not possible because of [...]
Treatment of mild to moderate dehydration in children with oral rehydration therapy.
PURPOSE: To review current literature on the effectiveness of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) in the treatment of mild to moderate dehydration in children. DATA SOURCES: Recommendations from American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), World Health Organization [...]
Understanding clinical dehydration and its treatment
Dehydration in clinical practice, as opposed to a physiological definition, refers to the loss of body water, with or without salt, at a rate greater than the body can replace it. We argue that the [...]
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 [...]