Intravenous Fluids Flashcards
Preoperative evaluation of fluid states
Mental status Skin turgor Bp Heart rate Urinary output Central venous pressure Input output chart
Orthostatic hypotension
Systolic blood pressure drop of about 20mmHg from supine to standing.
Indicates loss of 6-8% fluid deficit.
One of the immediate signs of dehydration
Composition of iv fluids
Crystalloids
Colloids
Or both
Indications for IV fluids
Volume rescucutation in severe fluid loss
Vehicle for iv drugs
Needed to keep the veins open. I.e in shock
Crystalloids
Clear fluid made of water and electrolute solutions. It crosses semi permeable membrane
Crystalloids grouped into?
3
Isotonic
Hypertonic
Hypotonic
Most common iv fluids given?
0.9% Nacl. Normal saline
Normal saline and plasma
Are isosmolar
Conc of na and cl in normal saline?
154mmol/l each
Ph of normal saline?
6
Osmolarity of normal saline
308mOsm/l
Indications of normal saline
Used to replace lost fluids and electrolytes
To dilute drugs
To dilute packed RBCs
Intravascular rescucitation
Advantage of notmal saline
A greater portion of it Stays entirely in ecf
Disadvantage of notmal saline
When given in excess can produce hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis
Electrolyte content of 3% saline
513mmol/l
Osmarity of 3% saline
1026mosm/l
Ph of 3% saline
5.0
Indications of 3% saline
In severe hyponatremia
To rescucutate hypovoleamic shock
Disadvantages of 3% saline
Must be administered via cv line, slowly because it can cause phlebitis, necrosis, or hemolysis.
Complications of 3% saline.
Edema
Severe renal insufficiency
Precautions in giving 3. % saline
Precautions in patients with chronic hear failuire
Composition of 5% dextrose
50g/dl glucose
No sodium and chloride, pittasium,calcium
Ph of5% dextrose
4.5
Osmolarity of 5% dextrose
2520 mosm/l
Indications of 5%dextrose
Hypernatremia
To maintain fluid balance in people who cant take anything by mouth
Used postoperatively in conjunction with salt retaining fluids