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Oral Rehydration SolutionAka: Pedialyte, WHO-ORS, Homemade cereal based ORS

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  1. WHO-ORS
    1. Instructions
      1. Dissolve WHO packet in 1 Liter Water
    2. Ingredients of WHO packet
      1. Sodium Chloride 3.5 grams (90 meq/L Sodium)
      2. Potassium Chloride 1.5 grams (20 meq/L Potassium)
      3. Glucose 20 grams (2% Carbohydrate)
      4. Sodium Bicarbonate 2.5 grams (30 meq/L bicarbonate)
        1. Alternative: Trisodium Citrate 2.9 grams
  2. Commercial ORS
    1. Pedialyte
    2. Rehydrate
    3. Infalyte
  3. Homemade cereal based ORS
    1. Instructions
      1. Better nutrient absorption
      2. Easy & safe to prepare
      3. Solution should be thick, but pourable and drinkable
    2. Ingredients
      1. 1/2 cup of dry, precooked baby rice cereal
      2. 2 cups water
      3. 1/4 teaspoon salt

Pedialyte (C0722517)

ConceptsPharmacologic Substance (T121)
EnglishPedialyte
SourcesRXNORM
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Oral rehydration solution (C1443923)

ConceptsPharmacologic Substance (T121)
EnglishOral rehydration solution
Spanishsolucion para rehidratacion oral
Parent ConceptsReplacement preparation (C0304471)
SourcesSCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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