For these patients, oral rehydration therapy is an intervention that should be initiated with the first signs and symptoms of AGE. Oral rehydration therapy should be based on the degree of ...

Moderate forms of dehydration can be treated with safe and cost-effective oral rehydration therapy. ORT is contraindicated in cases of shock, extreme dehydration, coma, acute abdomen, or absence ...

Management of the mild-to-moderately dehydrated pediatric patient should emphasize the use of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) based on the degree of clinical dehydration. The clinical dehydration ...