I'm working on a project about body/skin de/hydration. I'm interested if there is already a known technique or technology with which we could measure body/skin de/hydration in a simple/easy and quick way? I know that there are already certain techniques/technologies which are measuring de/hydration, (for example urine and blood tissue testing), but I would like to know if there is a faster and more simple technique/technology which we could use in our daily routine(and if it is also accurate)? When I was looking for answers I found those techniques/technologies: - Fingerprint senzor - Corneometer - Nova DPM - Pulse oksimetre - Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) - Moisture checker - Opto-thermal transient emission radiometry (OTTER) Which of this is most accurate and fast? Are there any other appropriate?
In working with performance horses and racing sled dogs, we used the skin turgor test. It can be used as an indicator of hydration/dehydration in people also. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Monitoring fluid intake and the amount, frequency and color of urine elimination is also a quick visual indicator.
I came here to say this too. I saw it on MythBusters once when they were testing the effects of alcohol...
Sorry guys you are missing the most obvious one, thirst. If someone is conscious and not vomiting as well as severe diarrhea (sorry know that's an awkward sentence but I don't know a verb for diarrhea) then thirst is your main indicator. If a child or elderly person is rapidly losing fluids (in the case of diarrhea and vomiting) or you have an unconscious patient or one with an altered conscious state (including dementia), then we move on to other types of testing. Pinch test is what we use in an ambulance because its quick and dirty and doesn't require equipment. In some circumstances we might use a "fluid challenge" where we dump a bag of fluid into someone's veins and see what it does to there blood pressure (often used in various forms of shock for pregnant women because they will compensate by shunting away from the foetus and therefore wont present as shocked). In hospital you have further options, especially in an unconscious patient which is where fluid monitoring is most vital, basically you measure how many bags your putting in and how much is coming out of the catheter, you can also use a dipstick to measure a whole lot of other factors. BP also comes into this area because its one of the major fluid containers in the body (along with extra cellular fluid and intra cellular fluid)
I still say post # 2... However; I'd like to point out that thirst may not be a good indicator of fluid monitoring. A single salty chip, or a stuffed up nose could cause mouth dryness and thirst. So I would stick with the pinch test. The opening post seemed to be referencing many medical tools and seemed to be looking for comparisons if anyone has used any of the devices on his list. I have not and only know of the pinch test.
would you now Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! and you are what? first responder\advanced responder? paramedic? nurse? doctor?
"diarrhetic" is the term I use, although my spell - checker does not recognize it and it is an adjective. I picked it up when I lived in Africa and came down with dysentery. The hospital doctors used it then and I have since that time. "You are very diarrhetic." "You have diarrhea."
On a case card we just write "frequent lose bowls" because most ambos couldnt spell diarrheaPlease Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
At what point in your sciforums "career" did you learn to spell? Your spelling has greatly improved over time.
I cant spell, i just started using chrome on the laptop and some.of the time my phone will spellcheck for me.
