Oral Rehydration Solution
Also written as ORS.
Lethargy, sunken eyes, poor drinking and a very slow skin pinch are signs of severe dehydration, which needs rapid intravenous fluids (Ringer's lactate), then oral rehydration solution once she can drink.
What our notes say
- Lethargy, sunken eyes, poor drinking and a very slow skin pinch are signs of severe dehydration, which needs rapid intravenous fluids (Ringer's lactate), then oral rehydration solution once she can drink. (Paediatrics Question Bank: 12 Clinical MCQs)
- vomiting stops; thereafter, oral rehydration solution is ideal for this (Davidson's Essentials of Medicine - 2nd)
- Children, especially infants, are more susceptible than general the standard WHO oral rehydration solution (ORS) (Devendra K. Gupta, Krishna M. Goel - Hutchison’s Paediatrics. chdhe-Jaypee Broth)
- The oral rehydration solution does not ‘stop’ the\ndiarrhoea, which often continues, but the absorption of water and solutes exceeds secretion\nand keeps the child hydrated until the infective organism is eradicated. (Important Topics. (1))
- i 30, The main difference between oral rehydration solution and RESOMAL is (PAEDS PAPER)
- Daily fluid intake (water, tea/coffee, oral rehydration solutions, alcohol, IV fluids): Quantifies net balance; excess intake can precipitate overload, especially with renal impairment. (Fluid balance)
Study material on Oral Rehydration Solution
- BABY NELSON PEADS
- Devendra K. Gupta, Krishna M. Goel - Hutchison’s Paediatrics. chdhe-Jaypee Brothers (2012)
- Acute Gastroenteritis
- Paediatrics end of fourth year main exam: 1 July 2019, Paper One, 99 of 100 MCQs and essays
- Davidson's Essentials of Medicine - 2nd
- Paediatrics end of second semester exam (MBPE 4300): 4 October 2022, cardiology, hepatology and gastroenterology, 47 of 50 MCQs
- Fluid balance
- PAEDS PAPER
- Medical Bacteriology and Entomology MCQs — MCQ Bank