TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Dehydration A1 - Cieslak, Kristine A2 - Sherman, Scott C. A2 - Weber, Joseph M. A2 - Schindlbeck, Michael A. A2 - Rahul G., Patwari Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - Clinical Emergency Medicine AB - Dehydration is not a disease; the underlying cause must be identified and treated.Severity of dehydration can be classified using clinical assessment.Management priorities in the emergency department are stabilization of vital signs, replacement of intravascular volume deficit and ongoing losses, and correction of electrolyte abnormalities.Frequent reassessment of clinical status is necessary to monitor the response to treatment. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101225664 ER -