This document discusses dehydration assessment in children. It covers the meaning and causes of dehydration including gastrointestinal issues like gastroenteritis that can limit oral intake through pain, as well as febrile illness, burns, and heat stroke. The document outlines how to assess dehydration in children and manage dehydration through oral rehydration, intravenous fluids, and monitoring.

1. DEHYDRATION
ASSESSMENT IN
CHILDREN
MS LIPI MONDAL
SENIOR TUTOR,JCN

2. INTRODUCTION

3. MEANING

4. CAUSES

6. “GASTROENTE
RITIS”

7. “PAIN MAY
SEVERELY
LIMIT ORAL
INTAKE IN
THESE
CONDITIONS -
MOUTH
ULCERS,
STOMATITIS,
PHARYNGITIS,
TONSILLITIS.”

8. “FEBRILE
ILLNESS”

9. “BURNS”

12. HEAT STROKE

14. ASSESSMENT

25. MANAGEMENT