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One out of three adults age 60 and older suffers from severe muscle loss, according to a 2014 review published in Age and Ageing. Age-related health conditions can further predispose older adults ...
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Most women over 60 have entered a new phase in life and health: post-menopause. According to Dr. Tara Scott, MD, gynecologist and Medical Advisor at Versalie, by the age of 60, most women are ...
Skin problems including pruritus are common in the elderly but are often inadequately addressed. [11] A literature review of studies assessing the maintenance of skin integrity in the elderly found most studies to have low levels of evidence , but the review concluded that skin-cleansing with synthetic detergents or amphoteric surfactants ...
Loss of over 10% of total body water can cause physical and mental deterioration, accompanied by severe thirst. Death occurs with a 15 and 25% loss of body water. [4] Mild dehydration usually resolves with oral rehydration, but severe cases may need intravenous fluids. Dehydration can cause hypernatremia (high levels of sodium ions in the
Mild to moderate dehydration in children seen in an emergency department is best treated with ORT. Persons taking ORT should eat within six hours and return to their full diet within 24–48 hours. [9] Oral rehydration therapy may also be used as a treatment for the symptoms of dehydration and rehydration in burns in resource-limited settings. [10]
After conducting perspiration and dehydration testing, Moriarty discovered that because he was such a heavy sweater, he was only meeting about 60-80% of his hydration needs on a daily basis.
Fluid replacement or fluid resuscitation is the medical practice of replenishing bodily fluid lost through sweating, bleeding, fluid shifts or other pathologic processes. . Fluids can be replaced with oral rehydration therapy (drinking), intravenous therapy, rectally such as with a Murphy drip, or by hypodermoclysis, the direct injection of fluid into the subcutaneous tis