Clinical symptoms, signs and tests for identification of impending and current water-loss dehydration in older people

Hooper, Lee; Abdelhamid, Asmaa; J Attreed, Natalie; W. Campbell, W.; M Channell, Adam; Chassagne, Philippe; Culp, Kennith; J. Fletcher, S.; B. Fortes, Matthew; J. Fuller, N.; Gaspar, Phyllis; Gilbert, Daniel; Heathcote, Adam; W. Kafri, Mohannad; Kajii, Fumiko; Lindner, Gregor; W. Mack, Gary; C. Mentes, Janet; Merlani, Paolo; A Needham, Rowan; G. M. Olde Rikkert, Marcel; Perren, Andréas; S. Powers, James; C Ranson, Sheila; Ritz, Patrick; Rowat, Anne; Sjöstrand, Fredrik; Smith, Alexandra; JD Stookey, Jodi; A. Stotts, Nancy; R. Thomas, David; Vivanti, Angela; J. Wakefield, Bonnie; Waldréus, Nana; P. Walsh, Neil; Ward, Sean; F. Potter, John; Hunter, Paul

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd009647.pub2

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Clinical symptoms, signs and tests for identification of impending and current water-loss dehydration in older people

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Apr 30, 2015

Authors:

Lee Hooper

Asmaa Abdelhamid

Natalie J Attreed

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is evidence that water-loss dehydration is common in older people and associated with many causes of morbidity and mortality. However, it is unclear what clinical symptoms, signs and tests may be used to identify early dehydration in older people, so that support can be mobilised t...

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Medicine

Dehydration

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