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Descriptor English:   Fluid Therapy 
Descriptor Spanish:   Fluidoterapia 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hidratação 
Synonyms English:   Oral Rehydration Therapy
Rehydration, Oral
Rehydration  
Tree Number:   E02.319.360
Definition English:   Therapy whose basic objective is to restore the volume and composition of the body fluids to normal with respect to WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE. Fluids may be administered intravenously, orally, by intermittent gavage, or by HYPODERMOCLYSIS. 
Indexing Annotation English:   "to restore volume & composition of body fluids...with respect to water-electrolyte balance"; for other nourishment use PARENTERAL FEEDING or specifics; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; coord IM with dis /ther (IM), not dis /diet ther; do not specify route of admin unless particularly significant (& then only NIM)
See Related English:   Rehydration Solutions
 
History Note English:   79 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
CT contraindications EC economics
ES ethics HI history
IS instrumentation MT methods
MO mortality NU nursing
PX psychology ST standards
SN statistics & numerical data TD trends
UT utilization VE veterinary
Record Number:   5574 
Unique Identifier:   D005440 

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