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Bookmark or Share- High red blood cell count Causes - Mayo ClinicHigher red blood cell concentration. If the liquid part of the blood, known as plasma, gets too low, the red blood cell count seems to go up. This happens in dehydration. However, the red blood cells are simply more tightly packed. The number of red blood cells stays the same. Dehydration.
- Caffeine: Is it dehydrating or not? - Mayo ClinicThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set a daily limit for total caffeine. The limit is 400 milligrams a day for adults. There is no safe limit identified for others. For kids age 2 or younger, dietary guidelines for Americans suggest avoiding drinks with caffeine.
- Can dehydration lead to serious complications?Anyone may become dehydrated, but young children, older adults and people with chronic illnesses are most at risk. You can usually reverse mild to moderate dehydration by drinking more fluids, but severe dehydration needs immediate medical treatment. The safest approach is preventing dehydration in the first place.
- Acute kidney injury - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicLoss of too much body fluid, called dehydration. Infection with or without sepsis or septic shock. Medicines such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) or naproxen sodium (Aleve).
- Hyponatremia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicChronic, severe vomiting or diarrhea and other causes of dehydration. This causes your body to lose electrolytes, such as sodium, and also increases ADH levels. Drinking too much water. Drinking excessive amounts of water can cause low sodium by overwhelming the kidneys' ability to excrete water.
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