ORS
Oral rehydration salt
Total Osmolarity
245
Sodium
75
Dextrose
75
Potassium
20
Chloride
65
Citrate
10
……. facilitates the absorption of sodium
Glucose
……corrects the acidosis that occurs as a result of diarrhoea
Citrate
Osmolarity
is a measure of the number of particles in a litre of the liquid they are dissolved in.
measurement of Osmolarity
mmol/litre
Sodium chloride
2.6g/liter
Glucose, anhydrous
13.5
Potassium chloride
1.5
Trisodium citrate, dihydrate
2.9