Sentences with phrase «of skin turgor»

Age is another factor to consider: loss of skin turgor progresses with increasing age, and neonates exhibit very little skin tenting even when dehydrated.

Signs of severe dehydration ie: lack of skin turgor (skin doesn't settle back down quickly when the back of hand or neck is pinched) or dryness of the gums, mouth, and tongue requires immediate emergency intervention.

Not exact matches

While more serious levels of dehydration will show reduced skin turgor or «tenting of the skin» when pinched.

One of the easiest to perform is a skin tent test to check the turgor, or moisture level, of the skin.

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.

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

The exam should include evaluation of mucus membrane color, capillary refill time, heart rate, respiratory rate, pulse quality, warmth of extremities, skin turgor, and assessment for blood loss.