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INDICATION:
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CHARACTERISTICS:
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SOLUTIONS:
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Treatment of vascular system fluid deficit
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Concentration equal to plasma
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Normal saline (0.9% NS)
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Prevent fluid shift between compartments
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Lactated Ringer's (LR)
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5% dextrose in water (D5W)
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INDICATION:
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CHARACTERISTICS:
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SOLUTIONS:
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Treatment of intracellular dehydration
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Lower osmolality than the ECF
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0.45% normal saline (0.45% NS)
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Shift fluid from ECF to ICF
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2.5% dextrose in 0.45% saline (D2.5 45% NS)
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INDICATION:
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CHARACTERISTICS:
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SOLUTIONS:
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Used only when serum osmolality is critically low
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Osmolality higher than the ECF
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10% dextrose in water (D10W)
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Shift fluid from ICF to ECF
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50% dextrose in water (D50W)
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5% dextrose in 0.9% saline (D5NS)
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5% dextrose in 0.45% saline (D5W in 0.45% NaCl)
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5% dextrose in Lactated Ringer's (D5LR)
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