Dehydration
Definition
Risk Factors
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Evaluation
Treatment
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diarrhea in adults
diarrhea in children
fever in adults
fever in children
vomiting in adults
vomiting in children
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Dehydration Treatment: Specialist
Physicians from the following specialties evaluate and treat dehydration:
Family Practice
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Pediatrics
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Related Conditions
Food poisoning
Gastroenteritis
Influenza
Dehydration Checkup
Stomach Flu Checkup
Rapid Pulse Checkup
Decreased urination
Dizziness
Fainting
Generalized weakness
Infant feeding problems
Nausea
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Last Updated: Apr 11, 2008
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John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Dehydration References:
Armstrong LE. Hydration assessment techniques. Nutr Rev. 2005 Jun;63(6 Pt 2):S40-54.
Posthauer ME. Hydration: an essential nutrient. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2005 Jan-Feb;18(1):32-3.
Sentongo TA. The use of oral rehydration solutions in children and adults. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2004 Aug;6(4):307-13.
Ulrickson M. Oral rehydration therapy in children with acute gastroenteritis. JAAPA. 2005 Jan;18(1):24-29.
