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Anyone who cannot acquire adequate hydration by natural means. Anyone who's life may be in danger if they are not quickly rehydrated. Every hospital has a different SOP on whether or not they need to resort to an IV. Most people who need them are those who have lost a lot of blood, burn victim and patients who are severely dehydrated. But most of us can just get by with drinking plenty of water to get rehydrated.
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Who invented Intravenous IV therapy?
Dr. Thomas Latta
What is injection directly into a vein called?
Intravenous injection or therapy.
What has the author Joanne C LaRocca written?
Joanne C. LaRocca has written: 'Pocket guide to intravenous therapy' -- subject(s): Handbooks, Handbooks, manuals, Infusions, Intravenous, Intravenous Infusions, Intravenous therapy, Nurses' instruction, Nursing, Parenteral Nutrition
What has the author Lynn Dianne Phillips written?
Lynn Dianne Phillips has written: 'Manual of I.V. therapeutics' -- subject(s): Handbooks, manuals, Methods, Intravenous therapy, Intravenous Infusions, Nursing, Handbooks, Examination Questions 'Manual of IV medications' -- subject(s): Administration & dosage, Drug therapy, Drugs, Handbooks, Handbooks, manuals, Infusions, Intravenous, Intravenous Infusions, Intravenous therapy, Methods, Pharmaceutical Preparations 'Manual of I. V. Therapeutics'
What has the author M C Allwood written?
M. C. Allwood has written: 'Parenteral drug stability and intravenous administration' -- subject(s): Drug stability, Intravenous therapy, Parenteral therapy
What is the IV?
The Roman numeral 4, or else the abbreviation for Intravenous therapy.
Which method of administering drugs is the most rapid-acting?
Intravenous Therapy
What has the author William J Kurdi written?
William J. Kurdi has written: 'Modern Intravenous Therapy Procedures' -- subject(s): Handbooks, manuals, Intravenous therapy 'The Kurdi I.V. antibiotic handbook'
What has the author Alan H Lazarus written?
Alan H. Lazarus has written: 'Immunoglobulin therapy' -- subject(s): Isoantibodies, Intravenous therapy, Passive Immunization, Therapeutic use, Immunoglobulins, Intravenous Immunoglobulins
Which term means inflammation of the bone marrow and adjacent bone?
Osteomyelitis is the inflammation and infection of bone. The inflammation and infection is caused by pathogenic microorganisms and requires intensive intravenous antibiotic therapy to cure it.
What has the author Phyllis Fichtelman Nentwich written?
Phyllis Fichtelman Nentwich has written: 'Intravenous therapy' -- subject(s): Administration & dosage, Drugs, Intravenous therapy, Nurses' instruction, Nursing, Parenteral Infusions, Parenteral feeding
What does the medical abbreviation iv mean?
Intravenous. It is where a liquid with medicinal properties is injected directly into the veins, so that it can be naturally circulated throughout the body. It is the fastest and most effective way to deliver fluids throughout the body.IV therapy stands for Intravenous (within a vein) therapy.
