Oral Rehydration Solution

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oral rehydration solution

Abbreviation: ORS

A solution used to prevent or correct dehydration due to diarrheal illnesses. The World Health Organization recommends that the solution contain 3.5 g sodium chloride; 2.9 g potassium chloride; 2.9 g trisodium citrate; and 1.5 g glucose dissolved in each liter of drinking water.

Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS)

A liquid preparation developed by the World Health Organization that can decrease fluid loss in persons with diarrhea. Originally developed to be prepared with materials available in the home, commercial preparations have recently come into use.

Mentioned in: Campylobacteriosis, Cryptosporidiosis, Cyclosporiasis, Diarrhea, Escherichia Coli, Shigellosis, Traveler's Diarrhea

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Management of cholera with oral rehydration solution.

Racecadotril in acute watery diarrhea in children

The role of human perfusion techniques in the assessment of oral rehydration solutions.

The effect of L-arginine on absorption of a glucose-electrolyte solution in humans

Treated patients needed fewer unscheduled intravenous infusions, and their intake of oral rehydration solution was consistently less, particularly in the period from 48 to 72 hours.

Added L-histidine aids rehydration for cholera. (Reduces Deaths)

How do I know if the oral rehydration solution is working?

When your child has diarrhea

Ensure wide availability of low-osmolarity oral rehydration solution and zinc.

New UNICEF/WHO Report Focuses Attention on Diarrheal Disease--the Second Leading Killer of Children Under 5--and Outlines 7-point Plan to Control This Preventable and Treatable Illness

Much of the success achieved in the control of diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality has been conventionally attributed to two therapeutic interventions: the oral rehydration solution (ORS) and zinc supplementation.

Comparison of the effectiveness of zinc supplementation in tablets form with that of the suspension form in the treatment of acute diarrhoea

They were all given oral rehydration solution to make sure they were hydrated, Dr.

Food poisoning downs 133 Makati pupils

However the use of oral rehydration solution largely depends, on the level of mother's knowledge and her attitude towards its use.

A study to assess the knowledge and practice of mothers about oral rehydration therapy in Fanda and Bhaisakhedi villages of Bhopal

You can also give them a sports drink or an oral rehydration solution to help replace the salt and fluid they've lost by sweating.

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Acute salt poisoning due to different oral rehydration solution (ORS) packet sizes.

Perceptions regarding oral rehydration solutions for the management of diarrhea in Guatemalan children: implications for diarrheal management in the Americas/Ideas con respecto a las soluciones de rehidratacion oral en el tratamiento de la diarrea de los ninos guatemaltecos: repercusiones sobre el tratamiento de la diarrea en las Americas

Lactobacillus GG administered in oral rehydration solution in children with acute diarrhoea: a multi-centre European trial.

Management guidelines for acute infective diarrhoea/gastroenteritis in infants

A rapid assessment early in the outbreak indicated that among 87 cholera decendents, 39 (45%) died in the community, 60 (69%) did not suspect their illness was cholera or recognize the severity, 22 (26%) lived too far from health facilities to access care, and 30 (77%) of the 39 community decedents did not take oral rehydration solution (ORS) at home (J.

Cholera prevention training materials for community health workers, Haiti, 2010-2011