Oral rehydration therapy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oral rehydration therapy ( ORT ) is a simple, cheap, and effective treatment for dehydration associated with diarrhea, particularly gastroenteritis, such as that caused by cholera or rotavirus. ORT...
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Cholera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cholera , sometimes known as Asiatic or epidemic cholera , is an infectious gastroenteritis caused by enterotoxin-producing strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae . Transmission to humans occ...
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Dr. Richard Cash, credited with saving millions of lives by promoting the use of oral rehydration therapy to treat cholera and other diarrheal diseases, has been named a joint recipient of the 200 ... Oral rehydration therapy, also known as oral rehydration solution, is a simple saltwater-glucose solution that helps...
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In wealthy countries it is fashionable to prefer intravenous therapy (IVT) over oral rehydration therapy (ORT). A Cochrane Review however, shows that ORT is just as effective as IVT.The ... Rehabilitation / Physical Therapy...
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Oral rehydration therapy and continued feeding is a life-saving treatment, which only 39 per cent of children with diarrhoea in developing countries receive. Limited data show little progress since 2000.
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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT), using a simple, inexpensive, glucose and electrolyte solution promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) has reduced the number of deaths from dehydration due to diarrhea by about a million per year.1,3 In spite of its efficacy, ORT has not been used extensively in developed countries.
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We present results of four years in oral rehydration therapy (ORT) in the Hospital Infantil del Estado de Sonora. ... We present results of four years in oral rehydration therapy (ORT) in the Hospital Infantil del Estado de Sonora. There was 10.2 consults by diarrhoea for day. Children lower of one year old received...
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The clinical response and changes in potassium balance were studied during oral rehydration therapy (ORT) with a solution containing 20 mmol potassium per litre in well-nourished and malnourished infants of 3 to 15 months of age as well as in neonates and young infants less than 2 months old (range 5-60 days). ... Fluid Therapy...
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Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) involves the replacement of fluids and electrolytes lost during an episode of diarrheal illness. Diarrheal illnesses are pervasive worldwide, and they have a particularly large impact in the developing world.
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