Sentences with phrase «skin turgor»

poor skin turgor (when the skin on the back of the hand stays elevated after it is pulled up and released)

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.

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

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

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.

Skin turgor is how quickly your dog's skin goes back to normal after you tent it between your fingers.

Check their skin turgor by pulling up on the skin between their shoulders and letting it go.