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Crystalloid pH, Contents and Costs Compared
Plasma	pH 7.4
Normal Saline	pH 5.5*	
Ringer’s Lactate pH 6.5	
Plasmalyte A pH 6.5	
Coca-cola pH
, Contents and Costs ... #pH #Contents #Comparison ... #Pharmacology #Costs ... #NS #LR #LactatedRingers
Crystalloid Compositon - Normal Saline, Lactated Ringers, PlasmaLyte
#Pharmacology #Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison #Table #Normosol #Plasmalyte #LactatedRingers #NormalSaline
Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison ... #NormalSaline #NS ... #LR #IVFluids
Considerations for Crystalloids - 0.9% NS vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte
 - Causes hyperkalemia?
 - Safe to
Crystalloids - 0.9% NS ... vs LR vs Plasma-Lyte ... Update: AKI in NS ... #indications #comparison ... #LR #plasmalyte
Crystalloid Fluids - Contents Comparison Table
Normal plasma
0.9% saline (a.k.a. "normal saline" or NS)
0.45% saline (a.k.a. 1/2
Fluids - Contents Comparison ... normal saline" or NS ... saline (a.k.a. 1/2 NS ... Lactated Ringers (LR ... IVF #Contents #Comparison
IV Fluids - Comparison Table
Fluid - pH - Osm - Na - Cl - Other
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IV Fluids - Comparison ... Normal Saline (NS ... Lactated Ringer's (LR ... #Fluids #IVF #Comparison
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
 •
Lactated Ringers (LR ... ) - Comparison ... Composition of LR ... lactic acid • LR ... #comparison #pharmacology
Nephritic vs Nephrotic Syndrome

Step 1: If the patient has hematuria and/or proteinuria, think about nephrotic/nephritic syndromes.
Step
hematuria (RBC casts ... Nephrotic #Syndrome #Comparison ... #Algorithm #Nephrology
Simplified Approach to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
1) IS THIS AN EMERGENCY? 
Is there a dialysis indication
isotonic fluids (NS ... or LR) • Obtain ... for WBCs, RBCs, casts
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
Diagnosis #EM #NSG ... Epidural #Abscess #Algorithm ... #ALiEM
Normal Saline vs Lactated Ringer's vs Plasma-Lyte - Here's what all this stuff has in it:
#Pharm
Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison ... LactatedRingers #LR ... #IVFluids #NS