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Dehydration - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Causes:
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
Symptoms:
- Fatigue
- Dry mouth
, - Tachypnea
- Tachycardia
- Delayed cap refill
- Dry mucous membrane
- Sunken anterior fontanelle
- Skin tenting
- Constipation (leads to UTI)
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Elevated HCT
- Hypotension (late)
Management:
- Oral hydration (gatorade or pedialyte)
- IV rehydration (NS and lactated ringers)
- Medication (for cause of dehydration)
- Diet (breastmilk and pedialyte)