RT Book, Section A1 Brown, Lance A2 Cline, David M. A2 Ma, O. John A2 Cydulka, Rita K. A2 Meckler, Garth D. A2 Handel, Daniel A. A2 Thomas, Stephen H. SR Print(0) ID 56274625 T1 Chapter 81. Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e YR 2012 FD 2012 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-178184-8 LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56274625 RD 2024/11/02 AB The most common disorder of fluid balance in children requiring emergency care is dehydration. Dehydration is the result of a negative fluid balance that can result from decreased fluid intake (mouth or throat disorders, systemic illness, neurologic illness, and other causes); increased output (vomiting, diarrhea, fever, environmental heat, respiratory illness, renal losses and other causes); or fluid shifts in conditions such as burns and sepsis.