Elevated Blood Urea Nitrogen
Health Encyclopedia: Dehydration
- Dry or sticky mouth
- Low or no urine output; concentrated urine appears dark yellow
- Not producing tears
- Sunken eyes
- Markedly sunken fontanelles (the soft spot on the top of the head) in an infant
- Lethargic or comatose (with severe dehydration)
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