title: Prevalence of Electrolyte Disorders Among Cases of Diarrhea with Severe Dehydration and Correlation of Electrolyte Levels with Age of the Patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To find out the prevalence of electrolyte disorders among children with severe dehydration, and to study correlation between age and electrolyte, urea and creatinine levels.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective, analytical study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Outdoor and indoor of Fazle-Omar Hospital, Rabwah, Pakistan, from January to December 2012.
  
  
  METHODS
  All patients from birth to 18 years age, presenting with diarrhea and severe dehydration were included in the study. Urea, creatinine and electrolyte levels of all patients included in the study were checked and recorded in the data form with name, age and outcome. The prevalence of electrolyte disorders were ascertained and correlation with age was determined by Pearson's coefficient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  At total of 104 patients were included in the study. None of the patients died. Hyperchloremia was the commonest electrolyte disorder (53.8%), followed by hyperkalemia (26.9%) and hypernatremia (17.3%). Hyponatremia, hypokalemia and hypochloremia were present in 10.6%, 7.7%, and 10.6% cases, respectively. Weak negative correlation was found between age and chloride and potassium levels.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Different electrolyte disorders are common in children with diarrhea-related severe dehydration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fazle-Omar Hospital, Rabwah, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mirza Sultan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fazle-Omar Hospital, Rabwah, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wahid
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fazle-Omar Hospital, Rabwah, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Mubashra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fazle-Omar Hospital, Rabwah, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Nazia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mahboob
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fazle-Omar Hospital, Rabwah, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ramlah
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mehmood
mesh_terms: D000137:Acid-Base Imbalance / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D003681:Dehydration / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011188:Potassium / Q000097:blood; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D014508:Urea; D012964:Sodium; D003404:Creatinine; D011188:Potassium