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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
Crystalloid pH, Contents ... 5.5* Ringer’s Lactate ... Crystalloid #pH #Contents ... #Comparison #Table
Crystalloid Compositon - Normal Saline, Lactated Ringers, PlasmaLyte
#Pharmacology #Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison #Table #Normosol #Plasmalyte #LactatedRingers #NormalSaline
Normal Saline, Lactated ... #Crystalloids #Contents ... #Comparison #Table
Choose Your Fluid: Crystalloid Comparison Chart:
Plasma vs Plasma-Lyte, Saline (.45%, 0.9%, 2%, 3%), D5W, Ringer's Lactate,
D5W, Ringer's Lactate ... #composition #contents ... #comparison #table
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
Crystalloid Fluids - Contents ... Comparison Table ... 20 meq KCL D5W Lactated ... #Fluids #IVF #Contents ... #Comparison #Table
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... appropriate clinical context ... contribute to lactic ... Arterial Oxygen Content ... #Lactic #Acidosis
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion: Isopropyl Alcohol
General concepts for toxic alcohols:
• Parent compounds (not metabolites) cause high osmolal
Alcohol General concepts ... depleted, pyruvate converts ... to lactate --> ... causes lactic acidosis
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
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Lactated Ringers ... mEq/L • Sodium lactate ... 6.5 • Caloric content ... mEq • Sodium Lactate ... NOT lactic acid
REBEL Review 70: Fluid Composition - Colloids and Crystalloids

Colloids: Dextran, Gelatin - Crystalloids: Normal Saline, Ringer's
Saline, Ringer's Lactate ... + Mg2+ Cl- Acetate ... Lactate Gluconate ... #composition #contents ... #comparison #table
Metformin Associated Lactic Acidosis (MALA) 

Pathophysiology of MALA
 - Metformin interferes with the activity of the
Metformin Associated Lactic ... recycles peripheral lactate ... and converts it ... production  increased lactate
How Do I Approach the Patient with High Lactate? - Differential Diagnosis for Lactic Acidosis

#Lactic #LacticAcidosis
Patient with High Lactate ... Diagnosis for Lactic ... Acidosis #Lactic ... #Differential #Table