Table 2.

Clinical signs of dehydration

Sign	Severity of dehydration
	Mild	Moderate	Severe
Pulse	Normal	Fast	Fast‐weak
Blood pressure	Normal	Reduced	Reduced
Diuresis	Reduced	Very reduced	Oligoanuria
Oral mucosa	Pasty	Dry	Very dry
Fontanelle	Normal	Sunken	Very sunken
Eyes	Normal	Sunken	Very sunken
Skin	Normal	Cold	Acrocyanosis
Weight loss
Small children	<5%	5–10%	>10%
Older children	<3%	3–7%	>7%