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Podcast # 331: Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT)
Manage episode 206248370 series 1397179
Author: Nick Hatch, MD
Educational Pearls:
- The sodium-glucose cotransporter in the gut is essential for rehydration.
- Oral rehydration therapies require an equimolar concentration of glucose and sodium to be effective.
- ORT has saved millions of lives globally.
- Consider using ORT in patients with dehydration. Especially useful in resource limited settings.
References:
Victora CG, Bryce J, Fontaine O, Monasch R. Reducing deaths from diarrhoea through oral rehydration therapy. Bull World Health Organ. 2000; 78:1246.
Santillanes G, Rose E. Evaluation and Management of Dehydration in Children. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2018. 36(2):259-273. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2017.12.004.
1050 episodes
Manage episode 206248370 series 1397179
Author: Nick Hatch, MD
Educational Pearls:
- The sodium-glucose cotransporter in the gut is essential for rehydration.
- Oral rehydration therapies require an equimolar concentration of glucose and sodium to be effective.
- ORT has saved millions of lives globally.
- Consider using ORT in patients with dehydration. Especially useful in resource limited settings.
References:
Victora CG, Bryce J, Fontaine O, Monasch R. Reducing deaths from diarrhoea through oral rehydration therapy. Bull World Health Organ. 2000; 78:1246.
Santillanes G, Rose E. Evaluation and Management of Dehydration in Children. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2018. 36(2):259-273. doi: 10.1016/j.emc.2017.12.004.
1050 episodes
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