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  joseph

  Intravenous solution.
  
  IV fluids
  Saline solution for IV
  
  There are two types of fluids that are used for intravenous drips; crystalloids and colloids. Crystalloids are aqueous solutions of mineral salts or other water-soluble molecules. Colloids contain larger insoluble molecules, such as gelatin; blood itself is a colloid.
  
  Colloids preserve a high colloid osmotic pressure in the blood, while, on the other hand, this parameter is decreased by crystalloids due to hemodilution. [2] However, there is still controversy to the actual difference in efficacy by this difference.[2] Another difference is that crystalloids generally are much cheaper than colloids.[2]
  
  The most commonly used crystalloid fluid is normal saline, a solution of sodium chloride at 0.9% concentration, which is close to the concentration in the blood (isotonic). Ringer's lactate or Ringer's acetate is another isotonic solution often used for large-volume fluid replacement. A solution of 5% dextrose in water, sometimes called D5W, is often used instead if the patient is at risk for having low blood sugar or high sodium. The choice of fluids may also depend on the chemical properties of the medications being given.
  
  Intravenous fluids must always be sterile.
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  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravenous…
  

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  Travis

  Could u be a bit more specific ...coz m unable to get ur question !!
  

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  Danni899

  BRANCHES OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE EXAMPLE ANATOMY
  

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  TweetyBird

  From the way this question is worded, I can't tell if you mean solutions naturally found in the body or those that are introduced intravenously.

  Solutions naturally occurring in the body control the body's pH level.  The two most important are carbonic acid and dihydrogen phosphate which control how acidic or how alkaline the body is.

  There are basically three types of IV solutions  --  (1) Isotonic (which have the same molecular concentration as body fluids), (2) hypotonic (which have a lower concentration than body fluids) and (3) hypertonic (which have a higher concentration than that of body fluids).  There are also colloid and cyrstalloid solutions.  Colloids are solutions that contain large proteins and molecules while crystalloids have varying amounts & combinations of electrolytes.  And cyrstalloids can be isotonic, hypertonic or hypotonic.   Depending on the specific solution, these IV solutions are used to deliver electrolytes needed for proper nerve conduction, to increase blood volume and raise blood pressure, reverse dehydration, deliver oxygen to body cells, act as transport for antibiotics and other medications, to keep a vein open for later use, to deliver blood during transfusion and to supply glucose for cellular activity.

   

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