paediatrics
DHAKA Score for Paediatric Dehydration Assessment
Validated clinical scoring tool for assessing dehydration severity in children with acute diarrhoea. Derived and validated in low-resource settings; simple bedside assessment tool.
References
- Levine AC et al. Derivation and internal validation of the DHAKA score: a clinical prediction rule for dehydration severity in children with diarrhoea. Emerg Med J. 2015;32(10):744-749.
- NICE CG84. Diarrhoea and vomiting caused by gastroenteritis in under 5s. NICE. 2009 (updated 2022).
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Potassium chloride with rice powder, sodium chloride and sodium citrate · Oral rehydration salts
- Disodium hydrogen citrate with glucose, potassium chloride and sodium chloride · Oral rehydration salts (ORS)
- Ibuprofen (Paediatric) · NSAID / Analgesic / Antipyretic
- Paracetamol (Paediatric) · Analgesic / Antipyretic — First-Line Pain and Fever in Children
- Morphine (Paediatric) · Opioid Analgesic — Moderate to Severe Pain in Children
- Diazepam (Paediatric) · Benzodiazepine — Status Epilepticus / Febrile Convulsions (Community)
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.