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Fluid Therapy (Oral Rehydration Therapy) Summary

Description: Therapy whose basic objective is to restore the volume and composition of the body fluids to normal with respect to WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE. Fluids may be administered intravenously, orally, by intermittent gavage, or by HYPODERMOCLYSIS.

Also Known As: Oral Rehydration Therapy; Therapy, Oral Rehydration; Rehydration; Oral Rehydration; Rehydration Therapy, Oral Show All >>

Networked: 3422 relevant articles (244 outcomes, 334 trials/studies) for this Therapy

Key Diseases for which Fluid Therapy is Relevant

  1. Diarrhea : 76 outcomes 77 studies in 713 results
  2. Dehydration (Water Stress) : 65 outcomes 119 studies in 1242 results
  3. Gastroenteritis : 26 outcomes 28 studies in 190 results
  4. Cholera : 23 outcomes 16 studies in 144 results
  5. Infection : 8 outcomes 7 studies in 88 results
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Drugs Related to Fluid Therapy

  1. ORALIT (ORS)
  2. Glucose (Dextrose)
  3. Salts
  4. Sodium
  5. Zinc
  6. Citric Acid (Citrate)
  7. Glycine (Aminoacetic Acid)
  8. World Health Organization oral rehydration solution
  9. Potassium
  10. Ondansetron (Zofran)
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Therapies Related to Fluid Therapy

  1. Fluid Therapy (Oral Rehydration Therapy)
  2. Resuscitation
  3. Nutritional Support (Artificial Feeding)
  4. Perioperative Period
  5. Injections
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