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skin turgor, doughy skin, poor skin turgor, good skin turgor, decreased skin turgor, skin turgor, abnormality, in the skin's ability to change shape, return to normal, elasticity, skin turgor, skin's degree of resistance to deformation, determined by various factors, fluids, hydration, skin turgor is one way to estimate the state of hydration, fluids, to a lesser extent, nutrition, skin turgor, sign commonly used by health care workers to assess the degree of fluid loss, dehydration, fluid loss, common conditions, diarrhea, vomiting, infants, young children, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased, no fluid intake, rapidly lose a significant amount, fluid, fever accelerates this process, skin on the back, the hand, lower arm, abdomen is grasped between two fingers so that it is tented up, skin is held, few seconds then released, skin, normal turgor snaps rapidly back to its normal position, skin, decreased turgor remains elevated, returns slowly to its normal position, decreased skin turgor, late sign in dehydration, moderate to severe dehydration, fluid loss of 5%, the body weight, considered mild dehydration, 10% is moderate, 15%, severe dehydration, edema, accumulation of fluid, in the tissues that causes, swelling, skin to be extremely difficult to pinch up, dehydration, extreme weight loss, decreased fluid intake, vomiting, diarrhea, diabetes, heat stroke, excessive sweating, adequate fluid intake, connective tissue disorders, scleroderma, ehler's-danlos syndrome, affect the elasticity, the skin, not related to fluids, to a change, in the elastic properties, the skin tissue, a quick check of skin turgor by pinching the skin over the back, the hand, on the abdomen, over the front, the chest under the collarbone, good way to check, dehydration at home, mild dehydration, cause the skin to be slightly slow in its return to normal, to rehydrate, drink more fluids, particularly water, turgor is severe, indicating moderate, severe dehydration, poor skin turgor accompanies vomiting, diarrhea, fever, a check of skin turgor results in very slow return to normal, skin "tents" up, indicate dehydration that is severe, require immediate treatment, reduced skin turgor is unable to increase intake of fluids, vomiting, a general physical examination, health history, medical history, skin turgor in detail, how long has this been present, what other symptoms preceded the change in skin turgor, vomiting, diarrhea, what have, try to treat the condition, did it make it better, getting worse, dry lips, decreased urine output, decreased tearing, diagnostic tests, blood chemistry, chem-20, urinalysis, cbc, interventions, intravenous fluids necessary, severe dehydration, medications necessary to treat other conditions that affect the skin turgor, elasticity.