Clinical Dehydration Scale

Clinical Dehydration Scale (1 to 36 months)
Appearance:  [select name="variable_1" value="Normal (0 points)=0|Thirsty, restless, or lethargic but irritable when touched (1 point)=1|Drowsy, limp, cold, sweaty, comatose (2 points)=2"]
Eyes: [select name="variable_2" value="Normal (0 points)=0|Slightly sunken (1 point)=1|Very sunken (2 points)=2"]
Mucous membranes: [select name="variable_3" value="Moist (0 points)=0|Sticky (1 point)=1|Dry (2 points)=2"]
Tears: [select name="variable_4" value="Tears (0 points)=0|Decreased tears (1 point)=1|Absent tears (2 points)=2"]
Score --> [calc memo="number" value="score_1=(variable_1)+(variable_2)+(variable_3)+(variable_4)"] out of 8
Interpretation --> [calc memo="result" value="score_2=(variable_1)+(variable_2)+(variable_3)+(variable_4);score_2>4?'Moderate to severe (more than 6 percent) dehydration':score_2>0?'Mild (3 to 6 percent) dehydration':'Less than 3 percent dehydration'"]
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reference:
[link url="//www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15289767" memo="#1"] Friedman JN, Goldman RD, Srivastava R, Parkin PC. Development of a clinical dehydration scale for use in children between 1 and 36 months of age. J Pediatr. 2004;145(2):201–207.
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