RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Aging and risks for dehydration
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 341
OP 344
VO 57
IS 4
A1 Silver, Andrew J.
YR 1990
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/57/4/341.abstract
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.