"Dehydration is something physicians are trained to look for. Elderly people and caregivers for the elderly should also be on the alert for dehydration and its effects. “Dehydration happens at both ends of life,” said Jay Brooks, a medical oncologist, internist and chief of staff at Ochsner Medical Center — Baton Rouge.
“It’s the number one cause of death in children around the world and the same thing at the other end of life.” With an aging population looked after by aging children, dehydration can result in hospitalization and bizarre hallucinations. “Little things can cause it,” Brooks said. “Diarrhea. A virus. Vomiting...” [source: 2theadvocate, By ED CULLEN] --- Kjell
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