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If patient diabetics and hypertension what is the choice IV fluid?
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D5N2 i/v fluids
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What are the signs of fluid volume excess?
pedal edema, hypertension, bonding pulse
Can watery fluid protect the brain from injury?
Intercranial hypertension and hypotension can be deadly. The cerebrospinal fluid must be tonic.
When do you record fluid intake on a patient?
when the fluids are served to the patient
What parts of the body get inflamed and filled with fluid when a patient has pneumonia?
The lungs fill with fluid, and patient usually runs a temperature, and feels chills, then sweats.
What patient is most at risk for fluid overload?
anemick
What is the minimal fluid intake for a patient to assist in the prevention of urinary tract infections if not on a fluid restriction?
1.5 - 2 Litres
Can you get drunk on brake fluid?
No, brake fluid does not contain alcohol. Drinking it can kill you however, as a patient in rehab nearly found out.
What is ascites?
Ascites is the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal space. Fluid enters the peritoneal space from the blood because of local hypertension (high blood pressure) or an osmotic imbalance in the plasma ( low plasma protein).
Why are IV bags always hung above the patient?
The IV bag is suspended above the patient to allow the fluid to be gravity fed .
What cause fluid?
abnormally high pressure within the liver or the veins draining into the liver (portal hypertension); abnormally low amounts of albumin in the blood.
What is the therapeutic gravity rate distance from IV fluid to patient?
48 inches
Why is it important to keep patients fluids through a drip when you are treating them with severe burns?
To help keep the patient's fluid levels up as fluid is lost through the burns injury. It also stops the patient hypovolaemic shock.
