This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Fluid and Electrolyte Treatment of Specific Disorders, Subject name: Pediatrics
In malnourished children the following parameters are reliable indicators of dehydration except: 
Select and explain. 
A. Skin turgor, B. Dry buccal mucosa, C. Oliguria, D. Thirst
A: Skin turgor
Answer: A: Skin turgor 
Explanation: 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