4 - Responding to fever and dehydration in infants and children

Fluid and electrolyte balance

Paediatric physiology differences

When fluid and electrolyte imbalances occur

when fluid volume imbalances

Dehydration (extracellular fluid volume deficits

Isotonic dehydration (Isonatremic dehydration)

Hypotonic dehydration
(Hyponatremic dehydration)

Hypertonic dehydration
(hypernatremic dehydration)

Nursing assessment

Calculating percentage of of
body weight loss

Management of minimal to no dehydration

moderate dehydration
two methods:

Severve dehydration
and shock

Fever

Diagnostic test for child presenting with fever

Medications to consider