Simple and uncomplicated Dehydration is a reduction in total water content of the body due to loss of sodium & water. Causes From Gastroenterointestinal tract: severe diarrhea, excessive vomiting, cholera, ulcerative colitis etc Excessive sweating Urinary loss: Addisons Disease, Diabetes mellitus, Salt ionizing nephritis, excessive diuretics, etc. Hyperpyrexia severe hemorrhage Hyperventilation: Increased loss of water from the lung.
Manifestation Thirst, oliguria, loss of skin tugour shrunken eye balls, dry mucous membrane, low CVP, hypotension, and tachycardia Impaired Kidney Function: BUN: Creatinine ratio more than 20, urinary specific gravity and osmolality increased, urinary sodium decreased, Volume deficit may be mild moderate and severe when there is a loss of 4, 6, 8% of body weight respectively. Plasma shows low volume, raised protein levels, increased PCV, high Hb…
