Credentials:PDt, MEd
Bio:Beth is the PEN Content Management Coordinator. She worked in the university and health care systems for 30 years. Her last ten years in the public sector was as Manager of Clinical Nutrition at the Royal Victoria and Montreal Neurological hospitals in Montreal.
Is it possible to improve the hydration status of mildly/moderately dehydrated institutionalized elderly who are physically able to consume liquids without the use of intravenous or subcutaneous infusion?
Role: Reviewer
Is hypodermoclysis an effective, safe and suitable alternative to intravenous rehydration in the mildly/moderately dehydrated elderly person in a long-term care facility?
Gerontology - Hydration Background
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