Acute Gastroenteritis: Clinical Dehydration Assessment

Characteristic	Score
	0	1	2
General appearance	Normal	Thirsty, restless, or lethargic, but irritable when touched	Drowsy, limp, cold, or sweaty, and/or comatose
Eyes	Normal	Slightly sunken	Very sunken
Mucous membranes	Moist	Sticky	Dry
Tears	Tears	Decreased tears	Absent Tears
Classification (% dehydration)		Score
No dehydration (< 3%)		0
Mild dehydration (3 - 6%)		1 - 4
Moderate/severe dehydration (> 6%)		5 - 8
Additional assessments to consider:		Decrease from recent body weight Skin turgor Capillary refill Heart rate