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oral rehydration therapy — noun The treatment of dehydration (caused by diarrhoea, etc) with drinks of a water, glucose and salt solution • • • Main Entry: ↑oral … Useful english dictionary
Oral rehydration therapy — Nurses encouraging a patient to drink an oral rehydration solution to combat dehydration caused by cholera. Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a simple treatment for dehydration associated with diarrhoea, particularly gastroenteritis or… … Wikipedia
Oral rehydration therapy — The administration of special fluids by mouth. ORT is used to treat dehydration. See also oral rehydration solution. * * * (ORT) oral administration of a solution of electrolytes and carbohydrates in the treatment of dehydration … Medical dictionary
oral rehydration therapy — ORT the administration of an isotonic solution of various sodium salts, potassium chloride, glucose, and water to treat acute diarrhoea, particularly in children. In developing countries it is the mainstay of treatment for cholera. Once the… … The new mediacal dictionary
oral rehydration salts — (ORS) [USP] a dry mixture of 1. sodium chloride, potassium chloride, dextrose, and either sodium citrate or sodium bicarbonate; dissolved in water for use in oral rehydration therapy (q.v.) … Medical dictionary
Терапия Оральная Регидратационная (Oral Rehydration Therapy, Or T) — применение изотонического водного раствора, в состав которого входят различные соли натрия, хлорид калия и глюкоза, для лечения острого поноса, особенно у детей. В развивающихся странах данный метод является основным при лечении холеры. Как… … Медицинские термины
Rehydration — is the replenishment of water, or water and electrolytes, lost through dehydration.In humans, methods of rehydration include oral rehydration therapy or intravenous therapy. As oral rehydration is less painful, less invasive, less expensive, and… … Wikipedia
Oral — The word oral may refer to: As an adjective: the mouth, the first portion of the alimentary canal that receives food and saliva speech communication as opposed to writing oral administration of medicines oral schools, schools that use oralism to… … Wikipedia
rehydration — The return of water to a system after its loss. * * * re·hy·dra·tion (re″hi draґshən) the restoration of water or of fluid content to a patient or to a substance that has become dehydrated; see also oral rehydration therapy, under… … Medical dictionary
Intravenous therapy — or IV therapy is the giving of liquid substances directly into a vein. It can be intermittent or continuous; continuous administration is called an intravenous drip. The word intravenous simply means within a vein , but is most commonly used to… … Wikipedia
