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Oral rehydration solution
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(acute gastroenteritis) in developing countries.
The key point is that absorption of water in intestine is associated
with Na and glucose.
Oral Rehydration Solution( for example, OS-1 ) for children in developed
countries contain lower concentration of Na & Cl than that of ORS(WHO).
Na K Cl citric acid---- glucose (mmol/L)
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WHO 75~90 -- 20 65~80 10 75~111
-ORS
OS-1 50 - 20 50 --- 0 100
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Any questions: write to Keiji Hagiwara, MD
keijihagiwara@gmail.com