In the last 20 years, thousands of studies have used
oral fluid as a non-invasive alternative to collecting blood.
«The use of
oral fluid as a research and diagnostic specimen has tremendous potential,» says Granger, who is the director of ASU's new Institute for Interdisciplinary Salivary Bioscience Research and Foundation Professor in the Department of Psychology in ASU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Not exact matches
The baby will do well with breastfeeding alone in the vast majority of situations and will not require additional
fluids such
as so called
oral electrolyte solutions except in extraordinary cases.
Depending on how much he's vomiting, the doctor may recommend an over-the-counter
oral electrolyte solution, such
as Pedialyte, Rehydralyte, or Enfalyte, to replace lost
fluids, minerals, and salts.
If you don't have Pedialyte on hand, and you'd rather stay home and comfort your child, some parents prefer to make their own homemade rehydration solution with this recipe for
oral rehydration
fluid that used
as an alternative in the «Rehydration Project.»
The doctor may also recommend offering small sips of an over-the-counter
oral electrolyte solution, such
as Pedialyte or Equalyte, to replace the
fluids and electrolytes (salt and minerals) that your baby's body is losing.
For the former variable, 5 mo into our data collection period the UCDMC began a policy of documenting intrapartum
fluid balance in the medical record, calculated
as the net sum of the total amount of
fluid in (
oral and intravenous) minus the total amount of
fluid out (void and emesis) from the time of admission to the labor and delivery unit until transfer out of the postpartum recovery room.
These include a field study of
oral fluid drug screening devices that would provide law enforcement officers a quick indication whether a driver had used certain selected drugs such
as marijuana, opiates, and amphetamines, for subsequent confirmation through a laboratory test.
As renal insufficiency progresses,
oral fluid intake can not keep pace with
fluid losses.
I always recommend that cats who aren't eating get some type of veterinary intervention (such
as subcutaneous
fluids given with a needle under the skin, or injectable medications if they can't keep
oral ones down),
as they can decline pretty quickly.
As your dog begins to recover,
oral fluids will be reintroduced, a little at a time.
«
As a result of these two premises, the Liberal government appears to have proposed to amend the Criminal Code to allow police to take «
oral fluid samples» if the police have reasonable grounds to suspect that the driver is impaired by marijuana,» he writes.