Evaluation	Signs and symptoms of dehydration
	Minimal/none (< 3 percent loss of body weight)	Mild to moderate (3 to 9 percent loss of body weight)	Severe (> 9 percent loss of body weight)
Breathing	Normal	Normal, fast	Deep
Capillary refill time	Normal	Prolonged	Prolonged, minimal
Extremities	Warm	Cool	Cold, mottled, cyanotic
Eyes	Normal	Slightly sunken	Deeply sunken
Heart rate	Normal	Normal to increased	Tachycardia, with decreased heart rate in most severe cases
Mental status	Well, alert	Normal, fatigued or restless, irritable	Apathetic, lethargic, unconscious
Mouth and tongue	Moist	Dry	Parched
Quality of pulses	Normal	Normal to decreased	Weak, thready, or impalpable
Skin turgor	Instant recoil	Recoil in less than two seconds	Recoil in greater than two seconds
Tears	Present	Decreased	Absent
Thirst	Drinks normally; might refuse fluids	Thirsty, eager to drink	Drinks poorly, unable to drink
Urine output	Normal to decreased	Decreased	Minimal