Identification Tests for Oral Rehydration Salt Solution7 Flashcards
- oral replacement of electrolytes and fluids in patients with dehydration
- Acute diarrhea
Oral Rehydration Salt Solution
- An essential element for blood production
IRON
- ↓ Fe levels in the body can cause
IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA
Green vitriol
FERROUS SULFATE
▪ HEMATINIC (stimulated blood cell formation or increases hemoglobin)
▪ Tx for iron-deficiency anemia
FERROUS SULFATE
Common side-effect: Constipation, N&V, black stool
FERROUS SULFATE
*Iron toxicity→
Deferoxamine
a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children < 6 yrs
OVERDOSE OF IRON-CONTAINING PRODUCTS
(has the HIGHEST elemental Fe content but EXPENSIVE) – 108 mg Fe
FEROUS FUMARATE
(MOST COMMON, inexpensive) 65 mg
FERROUS SULFATE
35 mg Fe, LOWEST Fe content
FERROUS GLUCONATE
Increases Iron Absorption
Ascorbic acid, Vit C
LOW SODIUM LEVELS
HYPONATREMIA
LOW POTASSIUM LEVELS
HYPOKALEMIA
a PROTEIN that causes the RED PIGMENT in the blood
HEMOGLOBIN