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IV Fluids Flashcards

1
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Describe in what compartments a 70kg man’s total body water (42L) would be?

A
  • 28L intracellular fluid
  • 11L interstitial fluid (extracellular)
  • 3L plasma fluid (extracellular)
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What are the possible causes for increased water loss via the urine?

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  • Poorly controlled diabetes

- Diuretics

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What are the possible causes for increased water loss via the GI tract?

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  • Cholera
  • Vomiting
  • IBD
  • Laxatives
  • Bowel prep
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What are the possible causes for increased water loss via the skin (sweat & insensible losses)?

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  • Burns
  • Pyrexia
  • Long operation with bowel exposed to air
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What are the possible causes for increased water loss via the respiratory system?

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  • O2 ventilation dries up patient
  • Increased respiratory rate
  • Fever
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6
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List some symptoms of hypovolaemia?

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  • Anxiety
  • Clammy skin
  • Confusion
  • Decreased urine output
  • Weakness
  • Pale skin
  • Rapid breathing
  • Sweating
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List some symptoms of hypervolaemia?

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  • Oedema
  • Headache
  • Cramps
  • Stomach bloating
  • Dyspnoea
  • Tachycardia
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Fluid retention in sick patients with leaky capillaries can lead to what?

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  • Ileus
  • Poor mobility peripheral oedema
  • Pressure sores
  • Pulmonary oedema
  • Poor wound healing
  • Anastomotic breakdown
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9
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What does excess chloride lead to?

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  • Renal vasoconstriction

- Increased sodium and water retention (decreased urine)

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10
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Describe euvolaemic patients?

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  • Veins are well filled
  • Extremities are warm
  • Blood pressure and heart rate are normal
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Describe hypovolaemic patients?

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  • Cool peripheries
  • Respiratory rate >20
  • Systolic BP <100mmHg
  • FEWS >/=5
  • HR >90bpm
  • Postural hypotension
  • Oliguria
  • Confusion
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Describe hypervolaemic patients?

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  • Oedematous
  • Inspiratory crackles
  • High JVP
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13
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What are the reasons for a patients not needing IV fluids?

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  • Drinking adequately
  • Receiving adequate fluids via NG feed or TPN
  • Receiving large volumes with drugs or drug infusions or a combination
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14
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What is the treatment for hypervolaemia?

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  • Fluid restriction

- Gentle diuresis

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15
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What are the reasons for a patient needing IV fluids?

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  • Not drinking

- Lost/losing fluid

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16
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Why would a patient need maintenance fluids?

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  • Patient does not have excess losses above sensible loss/urine
  • Patients having to fast over 8hrs
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17
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If a patient has no other intake, how much maintenance fluid would they need?

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30ml/kg/24hrs

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18
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Why would a patient need replacement fluids?

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  • If there are losses either previously or current

- This fluid is in addition to maintenance fluid

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Why would a patient need resuscitation fluids?

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If patient is hypovolaemic as a result of dehydration, blood loss or sepsis and requires urgent correction of intravascular depletion to correct the deficit

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20
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What fluid would you give for diabetic special circumstances?

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0.18% NaCl/ 4% Glucose/ KCl with IV insulin

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21
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What should you remember when giving a head injury patient fluids?

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Avoid fluids containing glucose

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22
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How should IV fluids be given if a patient is on fluids for over 6hrs or if the fluid contains potassium?

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Via volumetric pump

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23
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What should you always remember when giving maintenance fluids?

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NEVER give them at more that 100ml/hr

24
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What is the preferred maintenance fluid to prescribe?

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0.18% NaCl/ 4% glucose with or without added potassium (20mmol) in 500ml

25
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What volume of maintenance fluid should you give frail elderly patients with renal impairment or cardiac failure / patients who are malnourished / at risk of refeeding syndrome?

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20-25ml/kg/day

26
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What maintenance fluid should you give if the patient is at refeeding risk?

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Pabrinex IV

27
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What fluid can be given to prevent starvation ketosis?

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50-100g glucose in 24hrs

28
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What can occur in patients with upper GI losses?

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Hypochloraemia (loss of Cl)

29
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What can cause hyponatraemia?

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  • Large GI losses
  • Too much fluid
  • SIADH
  • Chronic diuretic use
30
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What is the possible treatment for hyponatraemia?

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0.9% NaCl or fluid restriction and frequent U&E’s

31
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How should you give replacement potassium fluid?

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  • In maintenance fluid
  • Give upto 40mmol in 100ml bags via a central line at 25-50ml/hr
  • Must be given by pump
  • Give Kay-Cee-L/ Sando-K orally if possible
32
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What can lead to potassium loss?

33
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How should you replace fluid/electrolytes?

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By adding up all the losses over the previous 24hrs and give this volume as Plasmalyte 148

34
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What fluid should you prescribe for upper GI/bile losses?

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0.9% NaCl with KCl

35
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What fluid contains lactate?

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Hartmann’s solution

36
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What fluid contains acetate & gluconate?

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PlasmaLyte 148

37
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What 2 fluids should you use in urgent resuscitation?

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  1. PlasmaLyte 148

2. Colloid (Gelaspan/Albumin)

38
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When should you only give Albumin?

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Severe sepsis

39
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What fluids should you prescribe for severe blood loss?

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  • Initially use colloid / PlasmaLyte 148 until blood/clotting factors arrive
  • Use O negative blood for torrential bleeding
  • Severely septic patents with circulatory collapse may need inotropic support in a critical care area
40
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In what scenarios should you consider critical care referral?

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  • GCS = 8 or falling
  • O2 saturation <90% on 60% O2 or higher
  • PaCO2 > 7kPa unresponsive to NIV
  • Persistent hypotension and/or oliguria unresponsive to 2000ml fluid/ or concern over cardiac function
  • Metabolic acidosis: base deficit -8 or worse, bicarbonate <18mmol/l, lactate >3mmol/l and not improving in 2hrs
  • Aggressive/agitated patients whose treatment (oxygen,IV therapy) is compromised due to agitation
41
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What coagulates blood products?

42
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What type of fluid should you give a patient if you want to draw fluid out of the intracellular space and into the extracellular space (cerebral oedema)?

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Hypertonic solution

43
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What is a colloid fluid?

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Protein based and has allergenic potential

44
Q

Give 3 examples of colloid fluids?

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  1. Blood
  2. Hydrolysed gelatin
  3. 4.5% Albumin
45
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What is crystalloid fluids?

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Aqueous solutions of mineral salts or other water-soluble molecules

46
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Give 5 examples of crystalloid fluids?

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  1. Normal saline (NaCl)
  2. 5% Dextrose
  3. 0.18% NaCl/ 4% Dextrose
  4. Hartmann’s
  5. Plasmalyte
47
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Who are at risk of fluid overload?

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  • Heart failure
  • Hepatic failure
  • Renal failure
  • Excess fluid prescribing
48
Q

When would you prescribe parenteral nutrition fluids?

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Used to provide complete fluid, electrolyte and nutritional needs for patients who cannot eat or drink for an extended time

49
Q

What is the average loss of fluid via urine?

50
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What is the average loss of fluid via faeces?

51
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What is the average loss of fluid via sweat?

52
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What is the average loss of fluid via insensible losses?

53
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What is the total body loss of fluid on average in a day?

54
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What happens if the total body sodium falls?

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Osmolality (tightly regulated) stays the same and the total volume falls (including plasma volume)

55
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What are compensatory mechanisms really linked to?

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  • Low volume (low GFR, stimulation of JGA)

- High volume (increased GFR and release of ANP)

56
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What syndrome is typical of hyperaldosteronism?

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Conn’s syndrome

57
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What 2 things can Conn’s syndrome lead to?

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  1. Hypertension from increased fluid volume

2. Hypokalaemia

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