PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Silver, Andrew J.
TI  - Aging and risks for dehydration
DP  - 1990 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 341--344
VI  - 57
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/57/4/341.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/57/4/341.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1990 Jun 01; 57
AB  - The elderly are at increased risk for dehydration and associated fluid and electrolyte imbalances. Changes in functional and mental status, medication effects, and changes in the aging renal system all may be factors. Furthermore, hypodipsia, or insensibility to thirst, may be a physiologic process of aging. These and other risk factors are presented, along with a guide to the management of dehydration in the elderly.