An infant is brought to the emergency department with poor skin turgor,sunken fontanel,lethargy,and tachycardia.This is suggestive of which condition?
A) Overhydration
B) Dehydration
C) Sodium excess
D) Calcium excess

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These clinical manifestations indicate dehydration.Symptoms of overhydration are edema and weight gain.Regardless of extracellular sodium levels,total body sodium is usually depleted in dehydration.Symptoms of hypocalcemia are a result of neuromuscular irritability and manifest as jitteriness,tetany,tremors,and muscle twitching.

An Infant Is Brought to the Emergency Department with Poor