Rehydration

when the sickness first hit in 2010. Another solution is to immediately treat those with symptoms, because if symptoms are caught early on, and fluid and electrolyte amounts are rebalanced, then the disease reverses. This is done by using an oral rehydration formula made of a grain base and electrolytes. A patient takes sips of this until he becomes hydrated again. Also, cholera is a bacterial disease, so antibiotics can aid in recovery (“Cholera”). Moreover, The Water Project is providing financial

The MMA community has been shocked recently with the news regarding usage of IV fluids for rehydration. The UFC’s new anti-doping program, led by USADA, has announced that the use of IV fluids as a rapid rehydration technique will be banned starting October of this year. Numerous MMA fighters are starting to express their concerns regarding this new policy stating various health and safety reasons. Cutting weight for competitive advantage in mixed martial arts is perfectly legal and has been practiced

optimal repletion, adaptation, and subsequent performance. Three processes during the limited recovery period are known to be nutritionally enhanced: glycogen repletion—requiring carbohydrates, muscle protein synthesis—requiring protein, and rehydration—requiring fluid and electrolytes. Yet, athletes of a full spectrum of competitive levels and sports throughout the world are known to consume alcohol in the post-exercise period. Alcohol is a non-essential nutrient, a source of energy (7kcal/g)

Introduction to Microbiology Pathogen paper Vibrio cholera Nazarbayev University Taxonomy and Morphology Vibrio cholerae is a gram-negative bacterium which is causative agent for the diarrheal disease cholera. Vibrio cholerae is a member of the Vibrionaceae family, which is a facultative anaerobic and is capable of respiratory and fermentative metabolism. It does not form spores and its motility is due to the single polar flagellum. Vibrios are highly halophylic and are very sensitive

most often, diarrhoea kills a child by dehydration, which means that too much liquid has been drained out of the child's body. So as soon as diarrhoea starts, it is essential to give the child extra drinks to replace the liquid being lost. Oral Rehydration Therapy (ORT) is the cheap, simple and effective way to treat dehydration caused by diarrhoea. When diarrhoea occurs, essential fluids and salts are lost from the body and must be quickly replaced. Many of the millions of children who die every

in which Gatorade helps improve athletic performance and keeps our bodies functioning normally even under conditions of extreme physical exertion. First of all several of it ingredients stimulate rapid fluid absorption. Secondly it assures rapid rehydration which allows us to maintain physiological function and prevents dehydration. Third, the carbohydrates in Gatorade provide energy to working muscles. Finally it encourages you to drink more fluid. All the assertions made by Gatorade make sense but

acute gastroenteritis. Arant and Canavan (2009) suggest oral rehydration therapy (ORT) for mild to moderate dehydration. Plus ORT has more advantages than intravenous fluid. To begin it can be administered at home, requires less emergency department staff, and has shorter emergency department stays (Arant and Canavan, 2009). If the patient cannot tolerate ORT due to poor oral intake, the patient may instead due nasogastric rehydration therapy with ORT solution. The patient would receive one dose

Topic 2 Instruction 1: 1 Ill-health caused by environmental factors Ill-health caused by genetics Illnesses and conditions caused by factors in the environment are collectively called environmental diseases. Pesticides, chemicals, radiation, air pollution, and water pollution, are some of the manmade hazards which cause ill-health. Any disease caused by an abnormality in a person’s genome, the person’s entire genetic makeup. Some genetic diseases are inherited from their parents, while other

fluid loss, and critically decreased fluid intake (Lowth, M. 2012). Both conditions require emergency treatment. Correcting the fluid deficit Irrespective of the potential metabolic acidosis, Initial management of both DKA and HHS is focused on rehydration. The aim is to replace fluids in the both the intravascular and extra vascular spaces, while simultaneously diluting glucose levels (and thus lower osmolality) and counter-regulatory hormones (Raghavan, 2014) The Monash Health HHS & DKA

Nutrition and fatigue are two major areas of exercise and sport. Sport and nutrition together can be a major factor in preventing fatigue, and maintaining a good diet can help keep the athlete consistent with training and performance without the training load being too detrimental and leaving the athlete with excessive fatigue, illness or recurring injuries. Training and eating becomes a cycle of preparation and recovery, with meals and snacks consumed after one session becoming the pre-event meal