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Introduction to Dehydration and Fluid Therapy in Children
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- Dehydration and Fluid Therapy in Children
- Introduction to Dehydration and Fluid Therapy in Children
- Dehydration in Children
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(See also Water and Sodium Balance, see Neonatal Hypernatremia, and see Neonatal Hyponatremia.)
Unlike in adults, fluid management in children is based on weight and on specific guidelines, because children are more sensitive to fluid depletion (and excess). All guidelines are approximations; individualized adjustments based on close monitoring are essential.
- Dehydration and Fluid Therapy in Children
- Introduction to Dehydration and Fluid Therapy in Children
- Dehydration in Children
- Oral Rehydration
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