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*1 liter of water<ref name="who.int">, [http://www.who.int/cholera/technical/en/ "WHO position paper on Oral Rehydration Salts to reduce mortality from cholera."] World Health Organization, Global Task Force on Cholera Control.</ref> | *1 liter of water<ref name="who.int">, [http://www.who.int/cholera/technical/en/ "WHO position paper on Oral Rehydration Salts to reduce mortality from cholera."] World Health Organization, Global Task Force on Cholera Control.</ref> | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Dehydration (peds)]] | |||
*[[Diarrhea]] | |||
*[[Cholera]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*http://rehydrate.org/ors/low-osmolarity-ors.htm | *http://rehydrate.org/ors/low-osmolarity-ors.htm | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:FEN]] | [[Category:FEN]] | ||
[[Category:GI]] | [[Category:GI]] | ||
Revision as of 06:40, 15 May 2016
Background
- Used for oral re-hydration of children or adults
- In 2003, WHO and UNICEF recommended that the osmolarity of ORS be reduced from 311 to 245 mOsm/L .[1]
- Need for unscheduled supplemental IV therapy in children given this solution was reduced by 33%
Contents
Reduced-Osmolarity ORS[2]
- 2.6g NaCl
- 2.9g Trisodium citrate
- 1.5 g KCl
- 13.5 g glucose
- per 1L of water
- Sodium = 75 mEq/L; glucose = 75 mmol/L; total osmolarity = 245 mOsm/L
Preparations
Commercially Available
- Pedialyte
- Rehydralyte
- Infalyte
Reduced-Osmolarity ORS Homemade Solution
- 6 level teaspoons (25.2 grams) of sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon (2.1 grams) of salt
- 1 liter of water[3]
See Also
External Links
References
- ↑ "New formulation of oral rehydration salts (ORS) with reduced osmolarity." UNICEF.
- ↑ Oral rehydration salts
- ↑ , "WHO position paper on Oral Rehydration Salts to reduce mortality from cholera." World Health Organization, Global Task Force on Cholera Control.