Permanent brain damage from hypernatremic dehydration in breastfed infants: patient reports.
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Serum markers of chronic dehydration are associated with saliva spinability
Findings of a relationship between saliva and dehydration have been observed, but the precise nature of these relationships is unclear and no evidence of a direct link has been found. In particular, no study reports a relationship between chronic dehydration and saliva conditions in community-dwelling older adults. This study aimed to identify whether salivary conditions [...]
Aortic and cerebral trombosis caused by hypernatremic dehydration in an exclusively breast-fed infant
Complete aortic thrombosis is rare in neonates. Because it carries high morbidity and mortality, this entity requires aggressive and early treatment. This report describes an 8-day-old healthy and exclusively breast-fed infant, without specific coagulopathy, who developed complete aortic and cerebral venous thrombosis, which was attributed to inadequate breast-feeding and severe hypernatremic dehydration. Early systemic anticoagulation [...]
Usefulness of the serum electrolyte panel in the management of pediatric dehydration treated with intravenously administered fluids.
BACKGROUND: The serum electrolyte panel (SEP) is a frequently ordered laboratory test, but it has unproven usefulness in the treatment of dehydrated pediatric patients. Our study purpose was to evaluate the usefulness of routinely ordering a SEP in the treatment of dehydrated pediatric patients receiving intravenous fluids (IVFs). METHODS: Children 2 months to 9 years [...]
Moderate hypernatremic dehydration in newborn infants: retrospective evaluation of 64 cases.
OBJECTIVES: This study was carried out to assess the incidence, presenting complaints, risk factors, and methods for prevention of hypernatremic dehydration among term and near-term breastfeeding infants. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated term and near-term (> or =35 weeks of gestation) neonates admitted to our neonatology department, during a four-year period with serum sodium concentrations of [...]
Two percent dehydration impairs and six percent carbohydrate drink improves boys basketball skills.
PURPOSE: To determine the effects of exercise heat-induced two percent dehydration (DEH) and euhydration (EUH) with a six percent carbohydrate-electrolyte solution (CES) compared with placebo EUH (P EUH) on basketball skills in skilled young players. METHODS: Fifteen 12- to 15-yr-old boys underwent three separate 2-h exercise heat exposures (double blind, random order): 2% DEH by [...]
Hypernatremic dehydration associated with breast-feeding
BACKGROUND: During the last 10 years the number of publications reporting a rise in the incidence of hypernatremia in children who are exclusively breast-fed has increased. OBJECTIVE: To report the results of a series of cases detected in a district hospital in the last 6 years in order to better delineate the clinical characteristics of [...]
Clinical signs of dehydration in children
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Reference chart for relative weight change to detect hypernatraemic dehydration.
OBJECTIVE: The validity of the rule of thumb that infants may have a weight loss of 10% in the first days after birth is unknown. We assessed the validity of this and other rules to detect breast-fed infants with hypernatraemic dehydration. DESIGN: A reference chart for relative weight change was constructed by the LMS method. [...]