Understanding Clinical Dehydration and Its Treatment

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 292-301

  Thomas, David R ^a   Cote, Todd R ^b   Lawhorne, Larry ^c   Levenson, Steven A ^d   Rubenstein, Laurence Z ^e   Smith, David A ^f   Stefanacci, Richard G ^g   Tangalos, Eric G ^h   Morley, John E ^a,i  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Palliative Care Center of the Bluegrass   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Genesis Elder Care Network   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

^h MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

ⁱ VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration; education; hyperosmolar dehydration; hypodermoclysis; hyponatremia dehydration; long term care; prevention; recombinant hyaluronidase; subcutaneous infusion of fluid

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; GLUCOSE; HALOPERIDOL; HYALURONIDASE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYLENEX; INFUSION FLUID; INSULIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MORPHINE; NITROGEN; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PHENOBARBITAL; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; RINGER SOLUTION; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STREPTOMYCIN; THEOPHYLLINE; UREA;

BODY WATER; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECCHYMOSIS; FEVER; FRAIL ELDERLY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPEROSMOLALITY; HYPERVOLEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INAPPROPRIATE VASOPRESSIN SECRETION; INFECTION; INJECTION SITE BLEEDING; INJECTION SITE INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PLASMA OSMOLARITY; PREVALENCE; PRURITUS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REHYDRATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN EDEMA; SKIN IRRITATION; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THIRST; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER DEPRIVATION; WATER LOADING; WATER LOSS; WATER METABOLISM;

EID: 44449132748     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.03.006     Document Type: Review

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