Dehydration & Rehydration

Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), dehydration, providing energy and fluids during illness or after surgery, mixing with other IV medicines, weakness from not eating

Dehydration from diarrhea (running stomach), vomiting, cholera, food poisoning, heat exhaustion, and fluid loss from heavy sweating

Dehydration from diarrhea (running stomach), vomiting, cholera, food poisoning, dehydration from heat or heavy sweating

Pain relief during surgery (caesarean section, operations on the legs or lower abdomen), spinal anaesthesia for childbirth, numbing the lower body during surgical procedures

Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), dehydration, energy supply during hospital admission, mixing with other drip medications, weakness from not eating

Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), dehydration, energy supply during hospital admission when patient cannot eat, fluid replacement after vomiting or diarrhea, mixing with other IV drugs for drip administration

Providing nutrition to patients who cannot eat by mouth, nutrition support after surgery, severe malnutrition, feeding support for critically ill patients in the hospital

Dehydration, loss of body fluids (from vomiting, diarrhoea, or fever), low blood sugar, providing energy and fluids during hospital admission, replacing salts and water lost during illness like malaria or typhoid

Brain swelling (raised pressure in the head), eye pressure (glaucoma), kidney failure (to help restart urine flow), swelling from injuries

Diarrhoea (running stomach), vomiting, dehydration from cholera, dehydration from heat or excessive sweating, fluid loss from fever

Dehydration, fluid loss from vomiting or diarrhoea, wound cleaning, eye irrigation, nasal congestion, replacing body fluids during surgery or hospital admission, heat exhaustion

Diarrhea (running stomach), dehydration from stooling or vomiting, cholera-related fluid loss, prevention of future diarrhea episodes in children

Severe dehydration, blood loss from accidents or surgery, shock (when blood pressure drops dangerously low), burns, low blood volume emergencies

Low potassium levels (hypokalemia), potassium loss from diarrhea or vomiting, potassium loss caused by water tablets (diuretics), muscle weakness or cramps due to low potassium

Dehydration, loss of body fluids from diarrhoea or vomiting, electrolyte imbalance, fluid replacement during or after surgery, cholera-related dehydration

Dehydration from diarrhoea or vomiting, fluid loss from surgery or burns, blood loss, replacing body fluids during hospital treatment, electrolyte (body salt) imbalance

High blood pressure, swelling of the legs and ankles (oedema), water retention from heart failure, kidney problems, liver disease

Low vitamin C levels, boosting immune system, tiredness and weakness, recovery from illness like malaria or typhoid, prevention of scurvy, general body weakness