Geriatrics and Aging. 2007;10(9):590-596. Three forms of dehydration can be distinguished on the basis of the plasma tonicity: hypertonic, isotonic, and hypotonic dehydration. Many studies on ...

Dehydration often causes extreme thirst, fatigue, and dark urine. It can become serious and lead to hospital admission. Before becoming serious, dehydration is often treatable and preventable with ...

Evaluating and testing hydration status is increasingly requested by rehabilitation, sport, military and performance-related activities. Besides commonly used biochemical hydration assessment markers ...

How can I check that I am drinking enough fluid? Every time you play sport, you lose a considerable amount of fluid. The best way of checking that you are drinking enough is to look at the colour of ...

If you have chronic dehydration, your body tries to make do with less water. You may have symptoms like dry skin, constipation, and fatigue, among others. Chronic dehydration can be serious. Your body ...