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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 ... #Contents #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology ... #Costs #NS #LR ... LactatedRingers #Plasmalyte #Pharmacology
IV Fluids - Comparison Table
Fluid - pH - Osm - Na - Cl - Other
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IV Fluids - Comparison ... pH - Osm - Na - ... Lactated Ringer's (LR ... #Fluids #IVF #Comparison ... #Table #pharmacology
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
Comparison Table ... Lactated Ringers (LR ... Crystalloid #Fluids #IVF ... #Contents #Comparison ... #Table #pharmacology
Crystalloid Compositon - Normal Saline, Lactated Ringers, PlasmaLyte
#Pharmacology #Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison #Table #Normosol #Plasmalyte #LactatedRingers #NormalSaline
, PlasmaLyte #Pharmacology ... #Crystalloids #Contents ... #Comparison #Table ... #NormalSaline #NS ... #LR #IVFluids
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
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Lactated Ringers (LR ... ) - Comparison ... Composition of LR ... 6.5 • Caloric content ... #comparison #pharmacology
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Drug Treatment of ... - Oxygen - IV ... fluids: NS or LR ... Anaphylaxis #Management #Pharmacology ... #Table #Medications
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
NSAIDs, β-blockers, Antibiotics ... , tourniquet / IVF ... Elimination (see Table ... hypovolemia) - Use LR ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS
The crusade against “Ab”Normal Saline continues.  This is a non-physiologic fluid that can harm our
Chloride (Cl-) content ... against the drop in pH ... crystalloids like LR ... management #diagnosis #treatment ... #pharmacology #