Explain how oral rehydration therapy can combat some of the diarrhea experienced by these children


Oral rehydration therapy involves the administration of a simple solution that mothers can make themselves, using locally available ingredients; the solution increases a body's ability to absorb fluids 25-fold. International development groups also provide mothers with packets of premeasured salt and sugar to be mixed with boiled water in rural and urban areas.

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The stoppage of blood flow to the cerebral arteries, depriving a portion of the brain of oxygen and nutrients, is called:

1.an aneurysm. 2.a thrombus. 3.a transient ischemic attack. 4.a stroke.

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What fraction of the day's energy expenditure of the average person is represented by the basal metabolism?

a. About 1/10 b. Up to 1/2 c. About 2/3 d. Over 9/10

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Adjusted occupied beds and meal equivalents are: a. accountability measurements

b. qualitative measurements. c. outcome measurements. d. quantitative measurements.

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Which of the following is a correct statement about preeclampsia?

a. A woman is more likely to have preeclampsia if her mother experienced symptoms when pregnant with her. b. When it progresses, the rate of death is twice as high in white women when compared to black women. c. It usually occurs in a woman’s second or third pregnancy. d. It’s often seen in the first trimester. e. Symptoms dissipate within 4 to 6 hours after delivery.

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