@article{Casagranda_Vitale_Giuffré_Cecconi_2007, title={Dehydration in adults and old people}, volume={3}, url={https://www.pagepressjournals.org/ecj/article/view/ecj.2007.3.12}, DOI={10.4081/ecj.2007.3.12}, abstractNote={Dehydration is a decrease in total body water, reflected in altered serum sodium, osmolality and BUN elevation. There are three types of dehydration: hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic. The common signs and symtoms of dehydration are: thirst, dry mucous membranes and skin, poor skin turgor, dry tongue with longitudinal furrows, decreased saliva, muscle weakness, weight loss of 3-5% and oliguria. The therapy is based first on fluid replacement in hypovolemic states and after on balancing the hydro-electrolyte disorders with crystalloid solutions according to the Adrogué and Madias formula.}, number={3}, journal={Emergency Care Journal}, author={Casagranda, Ivo and Vitale, Elena and Giuffré, Eliana and Cecconi, Dalio}, year={2007}, month={Jun.}, pages={12–20} }