In malnourished children the following parameters are reliable indicators of dehydration except:: (A) Skin turgor, (B) Dry buccal mucosa, (C) Oliguria, (D) Thirst
Answer is A. Ans. A. Skin turgorDehydration with severe acute malnutrition can be difficult to identify, as many of the typical signs such as skin elasticity are not reliable. Useful indicators include an eagerness to drink, exhaustion, cool and moist extremities, weak or absent radial pulse, and reduced or absent urine flow. A history of diarrhoea indicates that dehydration is present and can be treated accordingly