Assessment of hydration status is difficult because many of the normally-used signs are unreliable. Skin turgor appears poor in children with marasmus owing to the absence of subcutaneous fat; their eyes may also appear sunken. Diminished skin turgor may be masked by oedema in children with kwashiorkor. In both types of malnutrition the child's irritability or apathy make assessment of the mental state difficult.

Depending on the age of the child we offer 3 assessments for understanding the way your child's brain is processing. The first assessment tool is the Brain Dominance Profile which helps everyone understand your child's preferred thinking style and stress reactions. This is such a valuable tool that we recommend it for all children/teens entering our program.

The lack of adequate body fluids needed for the body to carry on normal functions at an optimal level. Dehydration can be caused by fluid loss (through vomiting, diarrhea or excessive urination), inadequate intake, or a combination of both. The most common cause of dehydration in infants and children is acute gastroenteritis with its associated vomiting and diarrhea. Dehydration is classified as mild, moderate, or severe based on the percentage of body weight lost during the acute illness.

If you suspect that you or your child is dehydrated, call the doctor immediately. Severe dehydration may require hospitalization.

Often surgery is recommended for children who have a severe strabismus (eyes that cross or diverge). When a strabotomy is performed, the muscles of the eye are cut in order to pull in an eye that turns out or pull out an eye that turns in. This purely symptomatic treatment seems to work for a little while, but usually within six months to a year the eyes go back to where they were before the surgery. This is simply because the problem is not in the muscles.

If IV therapy is not available at the facility, but can be given nearby (i.e. within 30 minutes), send the child immediately for IV treatment. If the child can drink, give the mother some ORS solution and show her how to give it to her child during the journey. If IV therapy is not available nearby, health workers who have been trained can give ORS solution by NG tube. Give it at a rate of 20 ml/kg body weight per hour for six hours (total of 120 ml/kg body weight).

You can contact our Information and Referral Line or your child's doctor. You can also call the Ontario Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists

In conducting the evaluation, the assessment team gathers information from the parent, school records, the student's teachers and other school personnel as needed. In addition, the assessment team may consider, when authorized by the parent, information from community agencies and other professionals. As parents, you play an important role in the evaluation process by providing information about the student through interviews and questionnaires.

Causes of dehydration include excessive fluid losses due to excessive sweating, inadequate fluid intake, or a combination of these factors.

Yes. A patient may have sufficient caloric intake, yet the patient may not be receiving enough vitamins and nutrients. For example, patients with pressure sores need additional protein, vitamin C and zinc to heal the pressure sore.

Yes. Any student owing a balance at the end of our monthly billing cycle will be assessed an interest charge of 1.25% of the unpaid balance.

Each course has its own requirements and assessment activities, however, they will generally be in the form of assignments and projects. Some courses require a video presentation or other major project.

Approximately 95 percent of people living with HIV/AIDS live in developing countries. Sub-Saharan Africa is the hardest-hit region, but other regions face severe or rapidly growing epidemics in specific countries or areas. Parts of Asia and Latin America are experiencing severe epidemics at the national or local level. Eastern Europe and Central Asia is the region with the fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world. Learn more about USAID's country and regional HIV/AIDS programs.

Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. People with severely compromised immune systems, such as people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, people who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.

A From the school's admission policy - published in its prospectus - you will be able to work out how high up the list of admission criteria your child will be. You will then need to check the figure for the school in this brochure. This will tell you the number of children the school can admit in September. Schools will be able to give you an idea of the trend of applications and appeals. However, you must treat the figures with some caution because they can change from year to year.