Dehydration EMS Rapid Diagnostic Testing 
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MARCH 11, 2024
Authors: Gaston Omba, MD (EM Resident Physician, Makerere University); Jessica Pelletier, DO (EM Education Fellow, Washington University in St. 10 In non-endemic regions, suspicion arises in patients with severe dehydration or death from acute watery diarrhea. About 10% of people with cholera will experience severe symptoms.
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JANUARY 6, 2025
Surgical wound debridement and dressing are performed and the malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) is noted to be positive. 92 Refugee patients with SAM, dehydration, or shock should be admitted for further management. Intravenous (IV) crystalloids, IV paracetamol (acetaminophen), and IV dextrose are administered.
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