Introduction to IV fluids

Posted by Jeffrey Guy MD EMT-P FACS at 6/12/2007 10:00 PM and is filed under uncategorized
What is the difference between crystalloids and colloids? What are the fluid compartments of the body? How much IV fluid is needed to replace a blood loss of 1000 mL. IV fluid replacement can be very confusing. There is a large amount of discussion in the scientific medical journals about fluid resuscitation in trauma care. This podcast is a brief introduction of some of the concepts and terms of IV fluid therapy. Also presented is the science as to why IV fluid therapy is so ineffective in volume expansion.

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  • 3/29/2008 9:37 AM Jason Bennett wrote:
    This pod cast is really informative. Great work and i look forward to listening to more of these! As a USMC Infantry corpsman , i can use all the knowledge i can get! Thanks for your help!

    HM3(FMF) Jason Bennett
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