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Turns out dehydration isn't just a warm-weather issue.

A man in his mid-60s with a history of diabetes, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and lung cancer is transported from home to the emergency department (ED) after he experienced 3 ...

Geriatrics and Aging. 2007;10(9):590-596. Three forms of dehydration can be distinguished on the basis of the plasma tonicity: hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic dehydration. Many studies on ...

Staying hydrated helps flush toxins from the body. This can reduce inflammation and decrease friction between bones. When a person becomes dehydrated, inflammation and friction may increase discomfort ...

Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in the pediatric population remains a significant cause of pediatric patient morbidity and mortality. For these patients, oral rehydration therapy is an intervention that ...

Winter or cold-weather dehydration may seem less likely than summertime dehydration, but it is still a risk. Theres a false perception that hydration needs drop so dramatically in winter that ...

Contrary to previous research, a study of three decades of the IRONMAN's top competition found a connection between dehydration and exercise-induced muscle cramps. Based on medical data of more than ...

The cold winter months in India bring an unexpected problem: dehydration without people even realising that they are dehydrated. As the humidity level decreases, people need more indoor heating, but ...

To accurately assess and diagnose this patient’s condition, the clinician needs to eliminate other possible diagnoses such as dehydration, sepsis, and pulmonary embolism. There is information to ...