Dehydration in diarrhoea management

a) Intravenous Rehydration Ringer lactate (RL)

ii) Dhaka fluid [Nacl -5 g, KCI -1 g, NaHcoa -4 g in -1 L of water or 5% glucose solution]

iii) Normal saline & Dextrose normal saline (used in case of non availability of RL)

b) Oral Rehydration (constituents for 1L of water)

a)WHO/ UNICEF recommended standard ORs (for Cholera)

Total osmolality 311 mmol/L

NaCl 3.5 g

KCI 1.5 g

Trisodium Citrate 2.9 g

Glucose 20 g

b) New formula WHO-ORS/ Reduced osmolality ORS (for other diarrhoeas)

Total osmolality 245 mmol/L

NaCl 2.6 g

KCI 1.5 g

Trisodium citrate 2.9 g

Glucose 13.5 g

c) Super ORS

Rice/wheat/potato based ORS

d) ResoMal

Rehydration solution for malnourished children

Total osmolality 300 mmol/L

NaCl 1.75 g

KCI 2.54 g

Sucrose 25 g

Glucose 10 g