In malnourished children the following parameters are reliable indicators of dehydration except:
Ans. A. Skin turgorDehydration with severe acute malnutrition can be difficult to identify, as many of the typical signs such as skin elasticity are not reliable. Useful indicators include an eagerness to drink, exhaustion, cool and moist extremities, weak or absent radial pulse, and reduced or absent urine flow. A history of diarrhoea indicates that dehydration is present and can be treated accordingly
Skin turgor
Dry buccal mucosa
Oliguria
Thirst
Fluid and Electrolyte Treatment of Specific Disorders