Sentences with phrase «decreased skin turgor»

Overweight or obese patients, on the other hand, may not reveal decreased skin turgor despite significant dehydration.

Signs of dehydration include sunken eyes, dry gums and nose, extreme lethargy, and decreased skin turgor.

Not exact matches

Their skin turgor will be greatly decreased, too.

Skin turgor, commonly used in adult cats and dogs, is less reliable in neonates owing to their increased water content and decreased subcutaneous fat.

The skin tent test can be confounded by both emaciation (decreased turgor even if euhydrated) and obesity (increased turgor in the face of dehydration) and must be considered in relation to other parameters and physical examination findings.