A 25-year-old student has been taken to an urgent care clinic because of dehydration. She says she has had "the flu," with vomiting and diarrhea "all night" and admits that she has had very little to eat or drink. She now says the GI symptoms have subsided but she feels weak. The nurse expects which type of rehydration to occur?
A. Oral rehydration therapy with water
B. Oral rehydration therapy with a solution containing glucose and electrolytes
C. Diuretic therapy
D. IV fluid replacement
Ans: B. Oral rehydration therapy with a solution containing glucose and electrolytes
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