Nursing nur 2421 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NCLEX-RN COMPREHENSIVE ATI REVIEW MED SURG: SECTION 1 FLUID & ELECTROLYTES Intravenous Fluids • Hypertonic - Higher osmolality than ECF - Use only when serum osmolality is critically low - D10W, D50W, D5NS, D5W in 0.45% NaCl, D5LR • Hypotonic - Lower osmolality than ECF - For intracellular dehydration - 0.45% NS, 2.5% dextrose in 0.45% NS • Isotonic - Concentration equal to plasma - For deficit of fluid in vascular system - 0.9% NS, LR, D5W Fluid Volume Deficit (F...