IV FLUIDS Flashcards
Factors that determine body water content
Age
Sex
Hydration level
Average amount of water in an adults body
60%
Proportion of water in new borns
80%
Proportions of intercellular and extracellular fluid out of total body water
2/3- Intracellular
1/3- extracellular
Percentage of water in blood and kidneys, muscles and adipose tissue
Blood and kidneys- 83%
Muscle- 76%
Adipose tissue- 10%
Two important measures of body fluid balance
Oral or IV fluid intake
Urine output
Insensible fluid input
300ml due to oxidation
Insensible fluid loss
500ml- Skin
400ml- Lungs
100ml- Stool
Examples of abnormal fluid loss
Diarrhea
Abnormal sweating
Burns
Formula for daily fluid requirement in a normal person
Sum of urine output and insensible loss
Role of the major cations
Sodium- Fluid balance and Osmotic pressure
Potassium - Neuromuscular excitability and Acid base balance
Calcium- bone and blood clotting
Magnesium- Enzymes
Role of the major anions
Chloride - Fluid balance and Osmotic pressure
Bicarbonate - Acid base balance
Proteins- Osmotic pressure
Phosphate - Energy storage
Sulfate- Protein metabolism
Major intercellular cations and anions
Cations- Potassium and Magnesium
Anions- Phosphate
Major extracellular cations and anions
Cations - Sodium
Anions - Chloride and Bicarbonates
Why determines the distribution of water Amon the different fluid compartments
Osmotic pressure
Three basic principles to know for proper fluid therapy
Aetiology fluid deficit and type of electrolyte imbalance present
Associated illness
Clinical status
Contraindications of IV fluids
Avoid if patient can take oral fluids
Patients with congestive heart failure or volume overload
Local complications of IV fluids
Haematoma
Infusion phlebitis
Infiltration or Extravasation
Systemic complications of IV fluids
Circulation overload
Patients at high risk of circulation overload with IV fluids
Cardiac problems
Rigors
Air embolism
Septicaemia
Explain the types of IV lines
Central lines end in a large vein close to the heart
Peripheral end in a small vein in the periphery
Peripherally inserted central catheter / PICC- An IV line threaded through a peripheral vein to end near the heart
Tunneled line- Catheter is inserted into a central vein through the chest
What determines the type of catheter used and site of insertion for IV fluids
Desired substance to be administered
Health of the veins in the desired site of insertion
Explain the news score
The National Early Warning Score (NEWS2) is a system for scoring the physiological measurements that are routinely recorded at the patient’s bedside. Its purpose is to identify acutely ill patients
Parameters in the NEWS score
AB
Respiratory rate
O2 saturation
Any supplemental oxygen
C
Systolic BP
Pulse
D
AVPU score
E
Température
Classes in the NEWS score
Low 1-4
Medium 5-6
High 7 and above