A 3-year-old child in Dhaka, Bangladesh, presents with profuse, rice-water diarrhoea, vomiting, and severe dehydration over 12 hours. What is the most...

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A 3-year-old child in Dhaka, Bangladesh, presents with profuse, rice-water diarrhoea, vomiting, and severe dehydration over 12 hours. What is the most important initial management step?

Accepted Answer

Rapid intravenous rehydration with Ringer's lactate

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Intravenous ciprofloxacin

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Oral metronidazole

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Oral rehydration solution only

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Zinc supplementation alone

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A 3-year-old child in Dhaka, Bangladesh, presents with profuse, rice-water diarrhoea, vomiting, and severe dehydration over 12 hours. What is the most important initial management step?