A 45-year-old member asked:
what are the effects of dehydration?
3 doctor answers • 13 doctors weighed in

Dr. Nassir Azimianswered
Interventional Cardiology 23 years experience
Manny: Depending on the degree of dehydration effects can be multiple. Fatigue, dizziness, low energy, passing out, loss of urine output are among them.
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Dr. Madhu Kandarpaanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 9 years experience
Kidney failure: Acute kidney failure, rapid heart rate, low blood pressure, sodium problems and others.
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Dr. Nela Corderoanswered
Pediatrics 54 years experience
HYDRATION : Effects of hydration are: a feeling of well-being. Circulation restored, absence of dry mouth, headache, dizzy spells, weakness and faintness, etc.
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Can dehydration be a complication of tapeworms?
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Dr. Kristi Kohlanswered
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Yes: Tapeworms can interfere with absorption of calories, fluids, and vitamins. If you are not absorbing enough fluids, you will get dehydrated.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Can dehydration give a false low fingerstick?
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Dr. Alvin Friedanswered
Diabetology 64 years experience
Probably not: In general, dehydration should cause blood tests to be abnormally high as the serum is concentrated. This is almost impossible to research, but is my considered opinion. It is difficult to see how dehydration can lower any blood test.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Can dehydration cause some acid-base metabolism disorders?
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Dr. Mahmood Khichianswered
Pediatric Critical Care 31 years experience
Yes: Dehydration can result in low blood volume or hypovolemia, which affects tissue perfusion and oxygenetion. The tissues are stressed and produce acids that spill into blood, which cause acidity in the blood. The extent of acidity can be tested and give an idea of the severity of the dehydration.
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A 49-year-old member asked:
Please help! what is the effects of dehydration and how long does it take for it to occur?
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Dr. Jack Rubinanswered
Nephrology and Dialysis 48 years experience
Dehydration: The effects of mild dehydration (D) are weakness and dizziness. More severe D effects are passing out. The time D takes to cause these symptoms is variable. If a patient has repeated nausea and vomiting, or excessive fluid losses, the time for symptoms to occur is more rapid than if the patient were merely denied access to fluids and how well hydrated the patient was before the D started.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What are the effects of dehydration and how long does it take for it to occur?
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Dr. Reem Raafatanswered
Pediatric Nephrology and Dialysis 32 years experience
Can cause shock: Severe dehydration can result in shock which can cause failure of the heart and lungs and failure of the kidneys.the size of the patient and the age and the cause decide how long it will take to get very dehydrated.
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