,
I.V.
Therapy
Demystified
FLUID
AND
ELECTROLYTE
BALANCE
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ind>catioo
fo.-
LV.
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lllii.",.I0",
rody
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in
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fluid
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only
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become di.rupt<d.
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fluKis
in
Illii.""
,.,ho:ore dehydrated. ""'refore. is
001.
rruottorof
"",re
ly
replaoin&
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mu"
fluid. be restored to the
,,,,,,"I,,ure.
but electrolyte Ie>cls
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mu"
be
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00
and poMibly 'reated as ... ell.
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time.
pa''''"''
are give"
LV
.
fluKis
to
pre"'""
10
..
of
fluid>
Of
electrolyte.,
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i
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m.jority
of
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ent
.
lI
...
e
LV
. fluKh administered
intr:oope",'i
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ly to maintain
flu
id balane;" Like ... ;
",.
during the po>IOP''''''ve
p<fiod.
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patients are
not
.ble
to take
"",I
fluids (i.e ..
Ib.y
are Nf'O),
].
V,
fluids
are admini.tered
10
pre"''''''
fluid
hal""""
, Ch2p<er 2 provide> an
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of
the
r
ole
of
LV.
the~
in preserving fluid and electrol),te
bal .
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BLOOD
COMPONENT
THERAPY
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<
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recorded
.ffon.
10
com"",,,,,,,
LV
.
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rc>oh..-d
IllOOOO
.no
m",s
10
admini"
..
blood romponenl products, Ahboogh tile", e/'foru were _
eff<"Clive
fC4"
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r.oI
centurie.,
thi.
ohanged with the recognilion
of
AIIO blood I),ping and
Rh
f"'-"'<>D,
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t
)'pe.oo
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of
bloOO
componen'
prOO"""
bec""",
",adily
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..
of
bloOO
romponent products
bec.me
rommonpla<e.
fi",
wi,h ,he
t=i.fu.ion
of
pla
.m
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follo,,'oo do><l)' by tile
'rn"fu.ion
of
otller
bloOO
componen' prodocts.'
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i.
now
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),
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tr"""fu
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00
red
blood cell •. fresh_frozen plasma. p
latele"
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oo
dotting
fartors depeooing on
th<ir iooioation
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00
demonst"',..t
tIle"'peulic e/'fo<li
>one
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, For lhe most pan.
th<,.
,,,,,,.fu.ion.
are administered when a patien' hegins
10
exhibil dini<o1
manifestation.
of
. deno;"oc)'
of
the
gi
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n blood componenl prod"""
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p.mKle
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more compr<
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di
ocu
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ion
of
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of
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loOO
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u.
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Common blood
compon,n"
,hat
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;ncluJ,
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_
f""h
-
froo~n
pJarma.
plaul"
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aNi
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PARENTERAL
NUTRmON
Poren'c
..
1 nUlrilion is • relati>ely
"",,
' iooicatioo for I. y, theropy, Porentenl
nUlri,ion ,,'as _ con.idered po
..
ible wilhoul cau.ing seriou. and pot<nli.lI)' le,h. 1