Dehydration - Sign and Symptoms (Childs)
Dehydration is a disturbance in the balance of fluid or water on the body. This happens because the water spending more than income (eg drinking). Loss of body fluid disturbances are accompanied by the body's electrolyte balance disorders substance.
Dehydration occur because
* Deficiency of sodium;
* Lack of water;
* Lack of sodium and water.
Dehydration is divided into three types based on weight loss, ie
Mild dehydration (if the decrease in body fluids 5 percent of body weight), dehydration is (if the reduction of body fluids between 5-10 percent of body weight), and severe dehydration (if the reduction of body fluids is more than 10 percent of body weight).
Besides disturbing the balance of the body, at a level that has been very severe, dehydration can also lead to loss of consciousness, coma, until death or not. If you want to lose weight can be a way to dehydration if you are willing to bear the risk of disruption in your kidneys.
Dehydration occur because
* Deficiency of sodium;
* Lack of water;
* Lack of sodium and water.
Mild dehydration (if the decrease in body fluids 5 percent of body weight), dehydration is (if the reduction of body fluids between 5-10 percent of body weight), and severe dehydration (if the reduction of body fluids is more than 10 percent of body weight).
Besides disturbing the balance of the body, at a level that has been very severe, dehydration can also lead to loss of consciousness, coma, until death or not. If you want to lose weight can be a way to dehydration if you are willing to bear the risk of disruption in your kidneys.
Severe dehydration are very difficult to overcome because it requires even aggressive fluid therapy infusion. We have already discussed how to prevent dehydration in children in the article "recognize an oral rehydration solution", today we will discuss about the signs of dehydration which need to be monitored by parents at home.
Weight loss
Children with dehydration weight loss, it is difficult to judge because the scales instead of the usual tools available at home.
Consider the child urinate.
Very important notice urinate children while diarrhea. When our bodies are dehydrated then urine production will be reduced. At the time of fluid deprivation, urine will be more concentrated, fewer in number does not even urinate at all. Your child is dehydrated if you do not urinate more than 6-8 hours.
Consider the child's desire to drink.
At the time of dehydration, thirst will appear as a compensation. Signs of thirst can be seen from the increased business while drinking, the child followed the spoon or cup when removed from his mouth. Children with severe dehydration will be very weak very weak even for drinking, and children do not seem thirsty. These conditions need to be distinguished from children who are not dehydrated. Children who are not dehydrated do not want to drink because they are not thirsty, and not accompanied by other signs of dehydration. Children with severe dehydration do not want to drink because he was too weak to drink, and be accompanied by other signs of dehydration.
Note the eyes and mouth water.
Children with dehydration will not produce tears when crying, while the child is dehydrated eyes remain dry while crying. Children with dehydration eyes more sunken and his mouth dry.
Consider the child's consciousness.
Children with dehydration is more weak and not powerful, even in severe dehydration, the child loses consciousness and is not even stimulated response. Do not wait until your child is experiencing loss of consciousness, do rehydration immediately if your child has diarrhea, vomiting.
Pinch the abdomen skin
Children with dehydration, pinch the skin wrinkled belly and back very slowly. Pinch the skin does not become dehydrated detection standards for all children. In children who are obese, for example, due to the thick layer of fat, pinch the skin does not change even though the child dehydration. In children who are too thin or the elderly, pinch the skin can come back later but it was not caused by dehydration.
1 comments:
Dehydration mainly occur in child as they do not intake much of water.Therefore a proper look on child should be given by the parents about the amount of water they are drinking otherwise they have to face the problem of dehydration.Dehydration Symptom
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