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When a person is sick with vomiting or diarrhea it's easy to become what?
dehydrated
What happens if a person is dehydrated?
Loss of weight
Under what circumstances can a person become dehydrated?
Fever, vomiting, and diarrhea can cause a person to become dehydrated fairly quickly. Infants and children are especially vulnerable to dehydration. Patients can become dehydrated due to an illness, surgery, or accident
Is thirst is a good indicator of how dehydrated someone is?
It can be. But the best way to tell is by how yellow their urine is. The darker it is, the more dehydrated the person is.
What do you do when you are dehydrated?
You need to rehydrate. Drink fresh juices, or water with a pinch of salt. If a person is severely dehydrated, they might be put on drips.
Is a person just as likely to become dehydrated in the cold as in the heat?
yesyou are just as likely too become dehydrated in the cold as in the heat because even though you would seem safer and cooler in the cold their is still no water in the air.
When person is sick with vomiting and or diarrhea it easy to become?
dehydrated
A person who is severely dehydrated is likely to have a high fever because?
A persoh who is severely dehydrated is likely to have a high fever because?
What happens to the body when a person drinks saltwater?
they get dehydrated if they drink enough
When human body is dehydrated what mechanism shuts off?
When a person is dehydrated, their thirst mechanism shuts off. This makes them feel like they are not even thirsty.
What change would you expect to happen in the hematocrit of a person who is dehydrated?
The hematocrit, which measures the proportion of red blood cells in the blood, would likely increase in a dehydrated person due to a decrease in overall blood volume. This causes the blood to become more concentrated, leading to a higher hematocrit level.
When a person is dehydrated does water enter or leave the cell?
The water leaves the cell.
