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092 - Why You Should Stop Using (Ab)normal Saline: NS vs. LR for IV Fluids
HelixTalk - Rosalind Franklin University's College of Pharmacy Podcast
English - March 05, 2019 11:00 - 35 minutes - 47.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 549 ratingsMedicine Health & Fitness Education drugs medicine rosalindfranklin medications pharmacist pharmacy pharmd rfums Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we discuss IV fluids for hospitalized patients, including normal saline (0.9% NaCl) and lactated ringer’s. In addition, we review the newest literature supporting the use of balanced crystalloids over normal saline from the SMART and SALT-ED trials.