Dehyrdation
Dehydration - Pediatric
Mild dehydration
• 2 - 3% of body weight lost or <50 cc fluid lost/kg body wt.
• Patient has dry mucus membranes
Moderate dehydration
• 10% of body weight lost or 50 - 100 cc/kg body wt.
• Dry mucus membranes
• Decreased skin turgor
• Depressed anterior fontanelle, sunken eyeballs, and tachycardia
• Lack of tears while child is crying
Severe dehydration
• >15% of body weight loss or >100 cc/kg body wt loss
• Tachycardia
• hypotension