Comparison of clinical associations and laboratory abnormalities in children with moderate and severe dehydration

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 290-294

  Hayajneh, Wail A ^a   Jdaitawi, Hussein ^b   Al Shurman, Abdullah ^b   Hayajneh, Yaseen A ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b Princess Rahma Hospital   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Diarrhea; Electrolytes; Gastroenteritis; Urea

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; GLUCOSE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UREA;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ACUTE GASTROENTERITIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; JORDAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; UREA BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CREATINE; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERNATREMIA; JORDAN; MALE; POTASSIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SODIUM; UREMIA;

EID: 77649303979     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31819de85d     Document Type: Article

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