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Help please! could dehydration cause dizzyness?

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Dr. Bhavinkumar Dalal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Yes: Very known. As severe dehydration can cause low BP as well as several electrolyte disturbances like increase sodium.

Dr Fowler and another doctor agreed

Answered 2/25/2018

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