Quick Take: Balanced Multielectrolyte Solution vs. Saline in ICUs

Salty like normal saline…..💉 💦The only solution compatible with blood & blood products is 0.9% sodium chloride (normal saline) 💦D5W solution: starts Isotonic solution → turns to hypotonic in the body 💦Never give hypotonic solution to pts with ↑ ICP, Burns, or trauma 💦Hypertonic solutions uses: Hyponatremia 💦Hypotonic solutions uses: Hypernatremia 💦Hypertonic solutions are commonly given in the 🚨 ICU 🚨 💦Signs of fluid overload:edema, shortness of breath, crackles, hypertension 💦Signs o