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==Dehydration==
* Dehydration is a depletion in total body fluids.
* Dehydration is first reflected in a diminution of blood volume - hypovolaemia.
** The blood becomes hypertonic or hyperosmotic.
** Fluid is withdrawn from the interstitial compartment.
* If the dehydration continues, water is drawn from the cells.
** Cellular dehydration impairs metabolic function, and death ensues.
==Causes==
* Either:
** Decreased intake due to lack of availability of water.
** increased losses via
*** The skin (sweating)
*** The gut (diarrhoea)
*** The kidney (Renal disease).
==Post-Mortem Appearance==
* Post-mortem appearance is not dramatic.
** Sunken eyes.
** The body tissues appear dry.
** The serosal surfaces are dull.
{{toplink
|linkpage =General Pathology
|linktext =General Pathology
|maplink = General Pathology (Content Map)
|pagetype =Pathology
|sublink1=Circulatory Disorders - Pathology
|subtext1=CIRCULATORY DISORDERS
}}
<br>
==Dehydration==
* Dehydration is a depletion in total body fluids.
* Dehydration is first reflected in a diminution of blood volume - hypovolaemia.
** The blood becomes hypertonic or hyperosmotic.
** Fluid is withdrawn from the interstitial compartment.
* If the dehydration continues, water is drawn from the cells.
** Cellular dehydration impairs metabolic function, and death ensues.
==Causes==
* Either:
** Decreased intake due to lack of availability of water.
** increased losses via
*** The skin (sweating)
*** The gut (diarrhoea)
*** The kidney (Renal disease).
==Post-Mortem Appearance==
* Post-mortem appearance is not dramatic.
** Sunken eyes.
** The body tissues appear dry.
** The serosal surfaces are dull.