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Clinical Dehydration Scale
Apr 18, 2020
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Mark Morgan
categories:
Pediatrics
Clinical Dehydration Scale (1 to 36 months)
Appearance:
Normal (0 points)
Thirsty, restless, or lethargic but irritable when touched (1 point)
Drowsy, limp, cold, sweaty, comatose (2 points)
Eyes:
Normal (0 points)
Slightly sunken (1 point)
Very sunken (2 points)
Mucous membranes:
Moist (0 points)
Sticky (1 point)
Dry (2 points)
Tears:
Tears (0 points)
Decreased tears (1 point)
Absent tears (2 points)
Score -->
number
score_1=(variable_1)+(variable_2)+(variable_3)+(variable_4)
out of 8
Interpretation -->
result
score_2=(variable_1)+(variable_2)+(variable_3)+(variable_4);score_2>4?'Moderate to severe (more than 6 percent) dehydration':score_2>0?'Mild (3 to 6 percent) dehydration':'Less than 3 percent dehydration'
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reference:
#1
Friedman JN, Goldman RD, Srivastava R, Parkin PC. Development of a clinical dehydration scale for use in children between 1 and 36 months of age. J Pediatr. 2004;145(2):201–207.
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