Nikolas
Created page with "<section begin="A&IC" />'''Fluid therapy''' refers to the use of intravenous (or rarely, oral) fluids in the management of illness. == Types of fluid == “Pure water” infusions are not actually pure water, but 5% dextrose (glucose) in water (D5W) infusions. Pure water has 0 osmolarity and so would cause haemolysis, but D5W has near-physiological osmolarity (250 mOsm/L). The glucose is rapidly metabolised, yielding pure water. D5W is used in pure water deficit, like..."
