Hydration Status Explained in 60 seconds | MDCN/OSCE Clinical skills

Added: 2026-05-22

[00:00:00]So, another feature of systemic involvement is hydration status. So, what is that we assess if the patient is well hydrated or not. Now, one of the areas where we can check for hydration status is the oral mucosa. So, you check the oral mucosa to see if it is dry or not. So, the oral mucosa if the patient is well hydrated then the oral mucosa will not be dry. Then another thing we can use to check for hydration status is skin turgor. Where you try to pinch maybe pinch the skin over the clavicle or at the back of the hand, okay? If it recoils immediately, that means the hydration status is normal. But, if the recoil is very slow, that means hydration status is not normal, okay?

[00:00:35]Then the final one in pediatric in pediatrics or in babies, you can use tears, presence of tears to note if the child is well hydrated or not. So, if the tears are present, that means the child is well hydrated. But, if there is absence of tears, then the child is not well hydrated.