Diagnosing dehydration blend evidence with clinical observations

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 434-438

  Armstrong, Lawrence E ^a   Kavouras, Stavros A ^b   Walsh, Neil P ^c   Roberts, William O ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Body water; Fluid balance; Hydration assessment; Hydration status; Hypovolemia

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL HISTORY; OSMOLALITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RELATIVE DENSITY; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEAR FLOW; THIRST; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ALGORITHM; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; MUCOSA; OSMOLARITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; URINE;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; CREATININE; DEHYDRATION; HUMANS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; URINE;

EID: 84984677994     PISSN: 13631950     EISSN: 14736519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCO.0000000000000320     Document Type: Review

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