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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 ... Table Normal plasma ... or NS) 0.45% saline ... (a.k.a. 1/2 NS) ... #Table #pharmacology
IV Fluids - Comparison Table
Fluid - pH - Osm - Na - Cl - Other
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IV Fluids - Comparison ... Table Fluid - ... Crystalloids: Normal Saline ... (NS), Lactated ... #Table #pharmacology
Crystalloid Compositon - Normal Saline, Lactated Ringers, PlasmaLyte
#Pharmacology #Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison #Table #Normosol #Plasmalyte #LactatedRingers #NormalSaline
Compositon - Normal Saline ... , PlasmaLyte #Pharmacology ... Crystalloids #Contents #Comparison ... #Table #Normosol ... #NormalSaline #NS
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
pH 7.4 Normal Saline ... #pH #Contents #Comparison ... #Table #Pharmacology ... #Costs #NS #LR ... LactatedRingers #Plasmalyte #Pharmacology
Lactated Ringers (LR) vs Normal Saline (NS) - Comparison

Composition of LR:
 • Sodium 130 mEq/L
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(NS) - Comparison ... Composition of NS ... (NS) Is Not Normal ... #NS #comparison ... #pharmacology #
Drug Treatment of Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
First-Line Therapy 
 - Epinephrine 
 - Oxygen 
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Reactions First-Line ... - IV fluids: NS ... #Anaphylaxis #Management ... #Pharmacology # ... Table #Medications
Pharmacologic Options for Hypercalcemia Associated with Cancer
Rehydration with NS followed by loop diuretics
 • IV normal
Pharmacologic Options ... Rehydration with NS ... #medications #management ... drugs #treatment #pharmacology ... #table
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
S/Sx: Most pts ... only if no clear cause ... Elimination (see Table ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... caution in HTN & edema
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... tears/artificial saliva ... lubricants • Pharmacologic ... #Diagnosis #Management