Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases - Clinical Features and Management

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Slide 4 - Dehydration is demonstrated in this infant by the 'tenting' of the skin over the right side of the child's abdomen caused by the pinch of the examiner's fingers seen withdrawing to the right.

Dehydration is demonstrated in this infant by the "tenting" of the skin over the right side of the child's abdomen caused by the pinch of the examiner's fingers seen withdrawing to the right. Tenting is seen when a child has lost at least 5% of body water.
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