TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Fluids and Electrolyte Balance A1 - Jaffe, Jon A1 - Whitworth, Richard A2 - Stone, C. Keith A2 - Humphries, Roger L. A2 - Drigalla, Dorian A2 - Stephan, Maria Y1 - 2014 N1 - T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine AB - The management of fluid and electrolyte balance in children is an ever-present challenge in the practice of emergency medicine. The varying size of patients coupled with their dependency on others to provide alimentation, both during healthy times and illness, add to the challenge. The ambient environment and multiple organ systems, including the skin, alimentary tract, lungs, kidneys, heart, vasculature, and muscles, joined by multiple endocrine systems create the balance. Although most patients are in the emergency department for short periods of time, the diagnosis of the fluid and electrolyte status needs to have a wider scope. There are formulas for calculating the proper amounts of fluids and solute for patients, but the calculations have to be modified over time. The fluid status of a patient needs to be reassessed on a regular basis regardless of the calculations. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1176572677 ER -