DEHYDRATION IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE DIARRHEA

Abstract

The article is focused on the main issues of the regulation of water-electrolyte metabolism in children, possible variants of its disorder in acute diarrhoeal diseases. The clinical features of dehydration depending on the severity and qualitative component of losses are described, recommendations on laboratory diagnosis and treatment are provided.

Keywords

• dehydration
• diarrhea
• children
• rehydration therapy