Concept information
Preferred term
oral rehydration therapy
Definition
- Oral rehydration therapy (ORT), also called oral rehydration salts/solution (ORS), is a salt and sugar-based solution taken orally to treat dehydration from diarrhea. The salts can be prepackaged and typically include a combination of sodium, glucose, potassium, and citrate to be mixed with clean water; a homemade solution can be prepared in a ratio of eight lev-el-teaspoons of sugar and one level-teaspoon of salt mixed in one liter of clean water. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Oral Rehydration Therapy]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/oral_rehydration_therapy
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