WHO, Gorelick, Clinical dehydration scales

WHO scale goes by A,B,C where the condition gets worse A→C. There are 4 categories that will be “ranked” A,B,C.

1. General condition, 2. Eyes, 3. Thirst, 4. Skin pinch

General conditions seen in A, B, and C

A: well, alert

B: restless, irritable

C: lethargic/unconscious

WHO scale goes by A,B,C where the condition gets worse A→C. There are 4 categories that will be “ranked” A,B,C.

1. General condition, 2. Eyes, 3. Thirst, 4. Skin pinch

Eyes seen in A, B, C

A: normal

B: sunken

C: sunken

WHO scale goes by A,B,C where the condition gets worse A→C. There are 4 categories that will be “ranked” A,B,C.

1. General condition, 2. Eyes, 3. Thirst, 4. Skin pinch

Thirst seen in A, B, C

A: Drinks normally, not thirsty

B: thirsy drinks eagerly

C: drinks poorly or not able to

WHO scale goes by A,B,C where the condition gets worse A→C. There are 4 categories that will be “ranked” A,B,C.

1. General condition, 2. Eyes, 3. Thirst, 4. Skin pinch

Skin pinch for A, B, C

A: goes back quickly

B: goes back slowly

C: goes back very slow

Gorelick scale goes by “No or minimal dehydration” and “Moderate to severe dehydration”. There are 10 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. Capillary refill, 3. Tears, 4. Mucous membranes, 5. Eyes, 6. breathing, 7. Quality of pulses, 8. Skin elasticity, 9. HR, 10. Urine output

General appearance for No/Minimal and Moderate/severe are:

No/minimal: Alert

Moderate/severe: restless, lethargic, unconscious

Gorelick scale goes by “No or minimal dehydration” and “Moderate to severe dehydration”. There are 10 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. Capillary refill, 3. Tears, 4. Mucous membranes, 5. Eyes, 6. breathing, 7. Quality of pulses, 8. Skin elasticity, 9. HR, 10. Urine output

Capillary refill for No/Minimal and Moderate/severe are:

No/minimal: Normal

Moderate/severe: prolonged or minimal

Gorelick scale goes by “No or minimal dehydration” and “Moderate to severe dehydration”. There are 10 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. Capillary refill, 3. Tears, 4. Mucous membranes, 5. Eyes, 6. breathing, 7. Quality of pulses, 8. Skin elasticity, 9. HR, 10. Urine output

Tears for No/Minimal and Moderate/severe are:

No/minimal: present

moderate/severe: absent

Gorelick scale goes by “No or minimal dehydration” and “Moderate to severe dehydration”. There are 10 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. Capillary refill, 3. Tears, 4. Mucous membranes, 5. Eyes, 6. breathing, 7. Quality of pulses, 8. Skin elasticity, 9. HR, 10. Urine output

Mucous membrane for No/Minimal and Moderate/severe are:

No/minimal: moist

moderate/severe: dry or very dry

Gorelick scale goes by “No or minimal dehydration” and “Moderate to severe dehydration”. There are 10 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. Capillary refill, 3. Tears, 4. Mucous membranes, 5. Eyes, 6. breathing, 7. Quality of pulses, 8. Skin elasticity, 9. HR, 10. Urine output

Eyes for No/Minimal and Moderate/severe are:

no/minimal:normal

moderate/severe: sunken/deeply sunken

Gorelick scale goes by “No or minimal dehydration” and “Moderate to severe dehydration”. There are 10 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. Capillary refill, 3. Tears, 4. Mucous membranes, 5. Eyes, 6. breathing, 7. Quality of pulses, 8. Skin elasticity, 9. HR, 10. Urine output

Breathing for No/Minimal and Moderate/severe are:

no/minimal: present

moderate/severe: deep or deep and rapid

Gorelick scale goes by “No or minimal dehydration” and “Moderate to severe dehydration”. There are 10 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. Capillary refill, 3. Tears, 4. Mucous membranes, 5. Eyes, 6. breathing, 7. Quality of pulses, 8. Skin elasticity, 9. HR, 10. Urine output

Quality of pulses for No/Minimal and Moderate/severe are:

No/minimum: normal

moderate/severe: thready, weak, impalpable

Gorelick scale goes by “No or minimal dehydration” and “Moderate to severe dehydration”. There are 10 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. Capillary refill, 3. Tears, 4. Mucous membranes, 5. Eyes, 6. breathing, 7. Quality of pulses, 8. Skin elasticity, 9. HR, 10. Urine output

Skin elasticity for No/Minimal and Moderate/severe are:

No/minimal: instant recoil

moderate/severe: sow recoil >2sec

Gorelick scale goes by “No or minimal dehydration” and “Moderate to severe dehydration”. There are 10 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. Capillary refill, 3. Tears, 4. Mucous membranes, 5. Eyes, 6. breathing, 7. Quality of pulses, 8. Skin elasticity, 9. HR, 10. Urine output

HR for No/Minimal and Moderate/severe are:

No/minimum: Normal

Moderate/severe:Tachycardic

Gorelick scale goes by “No or minimal dehydration” and “Moderate to severe dehydration”. There are 10 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. Capillary refill, 3. Tears, 4. Mucous membranes, 5. Eyes, 6. breathing, 7. Quality of pulses, 8. Skin elasticity, 9. HR, 10. Urine output

Urine output for No/Minimal and Moderate/severe are:

No/minimum: Normal

Moderate/severe: reduced/ anuria

Clinical dehydration goes by 0, 1, 2 in severity. There are 4 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. eyes, 3. Mucous membranes, 4. tears

General appearance for 0, 1, 2 are:

0: normal

1. Thirsty, restless, lethargic BUT irritable when touched

2. drowsy, limp, cold, sweaty, coma

Clinical dehydration goes by 0, 1, 2 in severity. There are 4 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. eyes, 3. Mucous membranes, 4. tears

Eyes for 0, 1, 2 are:

0: normal

1: Slightly sunken

2: very sunken

Clinical dehydration goes by 0, 1, 2 in severity. There are 4 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. eyes, 3. Mucous membranes, 4. tears

Mucous membranes for 0, 1, 2 are:

0: moist

1: sticky

2: dry

Clinical dehydration goes by 0, 1, 2 in severity. There are 4 categories.

1. General appearance, 2. eyes, 3. Mucous membranes, 4. tears

Tears for 0, 1, 2 are:

0: tears

1: decreased tears

2: absent tears