Dehydration is a lack of total body water that disrupts metabolic processes, occurring when free water loss exceeds intake, often from excessive sweating, illness, or inadequate water consumption. Its hallmarks include thirst and neurological changes such as headaches, general discomfort, loss of appetite, nausea, decreased urine volume, confusion, unexplained tiredness, and seizures. Most people can tolerate a 3 to 4 percent decrease in total body water without difficulty, while a 5 to 8 percent decrease can cause fatigue and dizziness.
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ICD-10 ChapterIV: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Connections
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1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
2. World Health Organization: Noncommunicable diseases (fact sheet)
World Health OrganizationLead section, transmission-route statement (inferred from disease-category)
The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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The main types of NCDs are cardiovascular diseases (such as heart attacks and stroke), cancers, chronic respiratory diseases (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma) and diabetes.
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Semper rehydration solution is a mixture used for the management of dehydration.
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