med.lu.se Objective To examine the prevalence of dysnatraemias among children admitted for paediatric surgery before and after a change from hypotonic to isotonic intravenous maintenance fluid therapy ...

Results A total of 568 fluid prescriptions were analysed. Data in the first audit cycle showed only 40% of fluid prescriptions were isotonic and the rest were hypotonic. Whilst on IV fluids, there ...

Initial fluids for routine maintenance in children and young people should be isotonic crystalloids containing 131–154 mmol/L of sodium (table 1). Hypotonic fluids, containing approximately 30–50 mmol ...

Fluids are important when you are training or at the gym but ... Try not to choose sparkling water, still water is a good choice. Isotonic drinks contain carbohydrates (usually as sugar) as well as ...

They are designed to quickly replace the fluids which are lost by sweating. They also provide a boost of carbohydrates. The body prefers to use glucose as its source of energy. Sometimes it is better ...

Isotonic drinks are fluids enriched with molecules - such as salts and sugars - in concentrations that match those found in ...

This trial demonstrates a significant impact of syringe size on fluid administration time in a study setting involving health care provider subjects and a non-clinical pediatric fluid ...

Participants indicated that they were most comfortable using the 'disconnect-reconnect' technique as their preferred method of fluid administration for children in shock (48%), though many also ...

Isotonic contractions – these occur when a muscle contracts and changes length and there are two types: Isotonic concentric contraction – this involves the muscle shortening. The origin and ...

Normal saline and isotonic sodium acetate solutions caused < 0.1% haemolysis, significantly less than all the other fluids tested. The isotonic amino acid solution caused 0.8% haemolysis, which is ...

He was diagnosed with chronic salicylate toxicity and Pepto-Bismol use was discontinued. The patient was treated supportively with isotonic intravenous fluids only and plasma salicylate concentration ...