Don’t let dehydration ruin your plans during your trip to Cancun, Mexico.
Renew yourself to continue with the energy necessary to carry out that excursion that you planned so much despite the Sun exposure or a few too many Drinks you may have had last night.
Come to Kukulkan Medical Care located in the Cancun, Mexico Hotel Zone and leave your health in the hands of the experts.
Rehydration is usually performed to treat the symptoms associated with dehydration, or excessive loss of body water. Fever, vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a person to become dehydrated fairly quickly. Infants and children are especially vulnerable to dehydration. Patients can become dehydrated due to an illness, surgery, metabolic disorder, hot weather, or accident. Athletes who have overexerted themselves may also require rehydration with IV fluids. An IV for rehydration can be used for several hours to several days, and is generally used if a patient is unable to keep down oral fluids due to excessive vomiting.
Description
A basic IV rehydration solution consists of sterile water with small amounts of sodium chloride (NaCl; salt) and dextrose (sugar) added. It is supplied in bottles or thick plastic bags that can hang on a pole or rolling stand mounted next to a patient’s bed. Additional electrolytes (i.e., potassium, calcium, bicarbonate, phosphate, magnesium, chloride), vitamins, or drugs can be added as needed either in a separate mini bag or via an injection into the intravenous line.
Diagnosis/Preparation
Signs and symptoms of dehydration include:
- extreme thirst
- sunken eyes
- reduced urine output; urine that is dark in color
- weakness and fatigue
- rapid weight loss
- dry, warm skin
- skin that is wrinkled or has little elasticity
- rapid pulse
- dry mouth
- “tearless” crying
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