mikyro
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friends can u plz tell me the indications for following .( i'm hopeless with fluids and elec.)
1/2 NS
1/3 NS
1/4 NS
thanks in advance.
Lucky, it's all about physiology here .
dehydration and overhydration - loses/gains too much water/salt
Gross principles below:
dehydration:
if water loss>salt loss - increased Na - don't give too much salt / Na (restrict salt/Na intake)
if water loss=salt loss - normal Na - give both salt and water
if salt loss>water loss - decreased Na - give salt/Na or restrict water intake
overhydration:
if water gain>salt gain - decreased Na - give salt/Na & restrict water intake
if water gain=salt gain - normal Na - restrict water/salt intake
if salt gain>water gain - increased Na - give a diuretic & restrict salt intake
Hope I'm right :roll: .
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| ELM
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1/2 has the most salt and 1/4 has least salt, so if you know that then give it to a patient according what they have lost. Pretty striaghtforward.
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| lucky
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thank you so much friends , you people are life savers. 
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| deea
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I encountered the same problem... but I discovered that 1/2 NS is "half normal saline" ( NS is 0.9% Na - so 1/2 NS is 0.45%Na)
Also there si D5W (dextrose 5% in water)
Hope it helps...
All the best! :wink:
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| lucky
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thanks deea
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