A 20-year-old Bangladeshi man presents with sudden onset of profuse watery diarrhoea ('rice water stools'). He is severely dehydrated. What is the let...

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A 20-year-old Bangladeshi man presents with sudden onset of profuse watery diarrhoea ('rice water stools'). He is severely dehydrated. What is the lethal dehydration threshold if untreated cholera is left to progress?

Accepted Answer

Death can occur within 12-24 hours from dehydration if fluid losses exceed 10% of body weight and are not replaced

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Death occurs at 1% fluid loss

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Cholera is never fatal

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Death only occurs after 2 weeks

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Dehydration in cholera is always mild

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Cholera Mortality Without Treatment

A 20-year-old Bangladeshi man presents with sudden onset of profuse watery diarrhoea ('rice water stools'). He is severely dehydrated. What is the lethal dehydration threshold if untreated cholera is left to progress?