What is Dehydration?

Contents

Dehydration: Introduction
Types of Dehydration
Prognosis
Complications
Other names for Dehydration
What causes Dehydration?
What are the symptoms of Dehydration?
How is it treated?
Society issues for Dehydration
Dehydration: Introduction

What is Dehydration?

Dehydration is an abnormal condition in which the body's cells are deprived of an adequate amount of water. Dehydration can be the result of ...more »

Dehydration: Loss of fluids in the body.
Dehydration: The condition that results from excessive loss of water from a living organism.
Source - Diseases Database
Dehydration: dryness resulting from the removal of water.
Source - WordNet 2.1

Dehydration: Introduction

Types of Dehydration:

Broader types of Dehydration:

How serious is Dehydration?

Complications of Dehydration: see complications of Dehydration

What causes Dehydration?

Causes of Dehydration: see causes of Dehydration
Risk factors for Dehydration: see risk factors for Dehydration

What are the symptoms of Dehydration?

Symptoms of Dehydration: see symptoms of Dehydration

Complications of Dehydration: see complications of Dehydration

Dehydration: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Dehydration.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Dehydration.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Dehydration: see treatments for Dehydration
Alternative treatments for Dehydration: see alternative treatments for Dehydration
Research for Dehydration: see research for Dehydration

Society issues for Dehydration

Hospitalization statistics for Dehydration: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Dehydration:

0.07% (8,833) of hospital consultant episodes were for volume depletion in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
73% of hospital consultant episodes for volume depletion required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
37% of hospital consultant episodes for volume depletion were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
63% of hospital consultant episodes for volume depletion were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
92% of hospital consultant episodes for volume depletion required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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