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- 2019
Assessment of clinical dehydration using point of care ultrasound for pediatric patients in rural PanamaDOI: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2019.01.007 Keywords: Ultrasound, Parasitic infection, Panama, Rural medicine, Dehydration, Medical education Abstract: Dehydration and its associated symptoms are among the most common chief complaints of children in rural Panama. Previous studies have shown that intravascular volume correlates to the ratio of the diameters of the inferior vena cava (IVC) to the aorta (Ao). Our study aims to determine if medical students can detect pediatric dehydration using ultrasound on patients in rural Panama
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