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