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Intravenous therapy

Index Intravenous therapy

Intravenous therapy (abbreviated as IV therapy) is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein. [1]

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  1. 141 relations: Acidosis, Air embolism, Alkalosis, Amino acid, Amiodarone, Anemia, Aprepitant, Aqueous solution, Banana bag, Bioavailability, Birmingham gauge, Blister agent, Blood, Blood doping, Blood product, Blood substitute, Blood test, Blood transfusion, Blood type, Bolus (medicine), Buffer solution, Burn, CAB International, Candida albicans, Cannula, Catheter, Cholera, Choosing Wisely, Christopher Wren, Circulatory system, Colloid, Contrast agent, Cryoprecipitate, Dehydration, Digestion, Drip chamber, Eating, Edema, Edmund King (physician), Electrolyte, Electrolyte imbalance, Elle (magazine), Emergency department, Emergency medical services, Emergency medicine, Extravasation, Extravasation (intravenous), Fentanyl, First pass effect, Fluid replacement, ... Expand index (91 more) »

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Acidosis

Acidosis is a biological process producing hydrogen ions and increasing their concentration in blood or body fluids.

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Air embolism

An air embolism, also known as a gas embolism, is a blood vessel blockage caused by one or more bubbles of air or other gas in the circulatory system.

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Alkalosis

Alkalosis is the result of a process reducing hydrogen ion concentration of arterial blood plasma (alkalemia).

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Amino acid

Amino acids are organic compounds that contain both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.

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Amiodarone

Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic medication used to treat and prevent a number of types of cardiac dysrhythmias.

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Anemia

Anemia or anaemia (British English) is a blood disorder in which the blood has a reduced ability to carry oxygen.

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Aprepitant

Aprepitant, sold under the brand name Emend among others, is a medication used to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and to prevent postoperative nausea and vomiting.

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Aqueous solution

An aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is water.

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Banana bag

A banana bag (or rally pack) is a bag of IV fluids containing vitamins and minerals. Intravenous therapy and banana bag are intravenous fluids.

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Bioavailability

In pharmacology, bioavailability is a subcategory of absorption and is the fraction (%) of an administered drug that reaches the systemic circulation.

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Birmingham gauge

The Birmingham gauge is a wire gauge system, and is also used to specify thickness or diameter of hypodermic needles and tube products.

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Blister agent

A blister agent (or vesicant), is a chemical compound that causes severe skin, eye and mucosal pain and irritation.

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Blood

Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.

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Blood doping

Blood doping is a form of doping in which the number of red blood cells in the bloodstream is boosted in order to enhance athletic performance.

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Blood product

A blood product is any therapeutic substance prepared from human blood.

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Blood substitute

A blood substitute (also called artificial blood or blood surrogate) is a substance used to mimic and fulfill some functions of biological blood.

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Blood test

A blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or via fingerprick.

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Blood transfusion

Blood transfusion is the process of transferring blood products into a person's circulation intravenously.

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Blood type

A blood type (also known as a blood group) is a classification of blood, based on the presence and absence of antibodies and inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs).

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Bolus (medicine)

In medicine, a bolus (from Latin bolus, ball) is the administration of a discrete amount of medication, drug, or other compound within a specific time, generally 1–30 minutes, to raise its concentration in blood to an effective level. Intravenous therapy and bolus (medicine) are Dosage forms.

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Buffer solution

A buffer solution is a solution where the pH does not change significantly on dilution or if an acid or base is added at constant temperature.

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Burn

A burn is an injury to skin, or other tissues, caused by heat, cold, electricity, chemicals, friction, or ultraviolet radiation (such as sunburn).

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CAB International

CABI (legally CAB International, formerly Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) is a nonprofit intergovernmental development and information organisation focusing primarily on agricultural and environmental issues in the developing world, and the creation, curation, and dissemination of scientific knowledge.

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Candida albicans

Candida albicans is an opportunistic pathogenic yeast that is a common member of the human gut flora.

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Cannula

A cannula (Latin meaning 'little reed';: cannulae or cannulas) is a tube that can be inserted into the body, often for the delivery or removal of fluid or for the gathering of samples.

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Catheter

In medicine, a catheter is a thin tube made from medical grade materials serving a broad range of functions.

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Cholera

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

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Choosing Wisely

Choosing Wisely is a United States-based health educational campaign, led by the ABIM Foundation (American Board of Internal Medicine), about unnecessary health care.

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Christopher Wren

Sir Christopher Wren FRS (–) was an English architect, astronomer, mathematician and physicist who was one of the most highly acclaimed architects in the history of England.

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Circulatory system

The circulatory system is a system of organs that includes the heart, blood vessels, and blood which is circulated throughout the entire body of a human or other vertebrate.

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Colloid

A colloid is a mixture in which one substance consisting of microscopically dispersed insoluble particles is suspended throughout another substance. Intravenous therapy and colloid are Dosage forms.

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Contrast agent

A contrast agent (or contrast medium) is a substance used to increase the contrast of structures or fluids within the body in medical imaging.

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Cryoprecipitate

Cryoprecipitate, also called cryo for short, is a frozen blood product prepared from blood plasma.

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Dehydration

In physiology, dehydration is a lack of total body water, with an accompanying disruption of metabolic processes.

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Digestion

Digestion is the breakdown of large insoluble food compounds into small water-soluble components so that they can be absorbed into the blood plasma.

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Drip chamber

A drip chamber, also known as drip bulb, is a device used to allow gas (such as air) to rise out from a fluid so that it is not passed downstream.

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Eating

Eating (also known as consuming) is the ingestion of food.

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Edema

Edema (AmE), also spelled oedema (BrE), and also known as fluid retention, dropsy, hydropsy and swelling, is the build-up of fluid in the body's tissue.

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Edmund King (physician)

Sir Edmund King (c.1630–1709), also Edmund Freeman, Edmond King, was an English surgeon and physician.

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Electrolyte

An electrolyte is a medium containing ions that are electrically conductive through the movement of those ions, but not conducting electrons.

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Electrolyte imbalance

Electrolyte imbalance, or water-electrolyte imbalance, is an abnormality in the concentration of electrolytes in the body.

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Elle (magazine)

Elle (stylized in all caps) is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, and society and lifestyle.

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Emergency department

An emergency department (ED), also known as an accident and emergency department (A&E), emergency room (ER), emergency ward (EW) or casualty department, is a medical treatment facility specializing in emergency medicine, the acute care of patients who present without prior appointment; either by their own means or by that of an ambulance.

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Emergency medical services

Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care.

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Emergency medicine

Emergency medicine is the medical speciality concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention.

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Extravasation

Extravasation is the leakage of a fluid out of its contained space into the surrounding the area, especially blood or blood cells from vessels.

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Extravasation (intravenous)

Extravasation is the leakage of intravenously (IV) infused, and potentially damaging, medications into the extravascular tissue around the site of infusion. Intravenous therapy and Extravasation (intravenous) are intravenous fluids.

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Fentanyl

Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic piperidine opioid primarily used as an analgesic. It is 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine; its primary clinical utility is in pain management for cancer patients and those recovering from painful surgeries. Fentanyl is also used as a sedative.

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First pass effect

The first pass effect (also known as first-pass metabolism or presystemic metabolism) is a phenomenon of drug metabolism at a specific location in the body which leads to a reduction in the concentration of the active drug before it reaches the site of action or systemic circulation.

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Fluid replacement

Fluid replacement or fluid resuscitation is the medical practice of replenishing bodily fluid lost through sweating, bleeding, fluid shifts or other pathologic processes. Intravenous therapy and fluid replacement are medical treatments.

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Fluid warmer

A fluid warmer is a medical device used in healthcare facilities for warming fluids, crystalloid, colloid, or blood products, before being administered (intravenously or by other parenteral routes) to body temperature levels to prevent hypothermia in physically traumatized or surgical patients.

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Fosaprepitant

Fosaprepitant, sold under the brand names Emend (US) and Ivemend (EU) among others, is an antiemetic medication, administered intravenously.

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Freeze spray

Freeze spray (cold spray or vapocoolant) is a type of aerosol spray product containing a liquified gas used for rapidly cooling surfaces, in medical and industrial applications.

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French catheter scale

The French scale, French gauge or Charrière system is commonly used to measure the size of a catheter.

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Fresh frozen plasma

Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) is a blood product made from the liquid portion of whole blood.

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Furosemide

Furosemide is a loop diuretic medication used to treat edema due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease.

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Gelatin

Gelatin or gelatine is a translucent, colorless, flavorless food ingredient, commonly derived from collagen taken from animal body parts.

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Glucose

Glucose is a sugar with the molecular formula.

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Guido Baccelli

Guido Baccelli (25 November 1830 – 10 January 1916) was an Italian physician and statesman.

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Hangover remedies

Hangover remedies consist of foods, dishes, and medicines, that have been described as having a theoretical potential for easing or alleviating symptoms associated with the hangover.

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Hematocrit

The hematocrit (Ht or HCT), also known by several other names, is the volume percentage (vol%) of red blood cells (RBCs) in blood, measured as part of a blood test.

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Hematology

Hematology (always spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood.

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Hemodialysis

Hemodialysis, also spelled haemodialysis, or simply dialysis, is a process of filtering the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally.

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Heroin

Heroin, also known as diacetylmorphine and diamorphine among other names, is a morphinan opioid substance synthesized from the dried latex of the Papaver somniferum plant; it is mainly used as a recreational drug for its euphoric effects.

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Hickman line

A Hickman line is a central venous catheter most often used for the administration of chemotherapy or other medications, as well as for the withdrawal of blood for analysis.

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Hospital

A hospital is a healthcare institution providing patient treatment with specialized health science and auxiliary healthcare staff and medical equipment.

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Hyaluronidase

Hyaluronidases are a family of enzymes that catalyse the degradation of hyaluronic acid.

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Hydrolyzed protein

Hydrolyzed protein is a solution derived from the hydrolysis of a protein into its component amino acids and peptides.

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Hypodermic needle

A hypodermic needle (from Greek ὑπο- (hypo-.

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Inferior vena cava

The inferior vena cava is a large vein that carries the deoxygenated blood from the lower and middle body into the right atrium of the heart.

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Infusion pump

An infusion pump infuses fluids, medication or nutrients into a patient's circulatory system. Intravenous therapy and infusion pump are Dosage forms.

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Injury

Injury is physiological damage to the living tissue of any organism, whether in humans, in other animals, or in plants.

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Intravenous sodium bicarbonate

Intravenous sodium bicarbonate, also known as sodium hydrogen carbonate, is a medication primarily used to treat severe metabolic acidosis. Intravenous therapy and Intravenous sodium bicarbonate are intravenous fluids.

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JAMA Internal Medicine

JAMA Internal Medicine is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Medical Association.

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James Blundell (physician)

James Blundell (27 December 1790, in Holborn, London – 15 January 1878, in St George Hanover Square, London) was an English obstetrician who performed the first successful transfusion of human blood to a patient for treatment of a haemorrhage.

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Journal of Infection Prevention

The Journal of Infection Prevention is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the field of infectious diseases.

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Justine Johnstone

Justine Olive Johnstone (Mrs. Walter Wanger; January 31, 1895 – September 4, 1982) was an American stage, and silent screen actress, turned pathologist.

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Kidney dialysis

Kidney dialysis (from Greek,, 'dissolution'; from,, 'through', and,, 'loosening or splitting') is the process of removing excess water, solutes, and toxins from the blood in people whose kidneys can no longer perform these functions naturally.

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Lidocaine/prilocaine

Lidocaine/prilocaine is a eutectic mixture of equal quantities (by weight) of lidocaine and prilocaine.

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Life support

Life support comprises the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs.

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Lipid

Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others.

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Lipid emulsion

Lipid emulsion or fat emulsion refers to an emulsion of fat for human intravenous use, to administer nutrients to critically-ill patients that cannot consume food. Intravenous therapy and Lipid emulsion are intravenous fluids.

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List of chemotherapeutic agents

This is a list of chemotherapeutic agents, also known as cytotoxic agents or cytostatic drugs, that are known to be of use in chemotherapy for cancer.

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Liver

The liver is a major metabolic organ exclusively found in vertebrate animals, which performs many essential biological functions such as detoxification of the organism, and the synthesis of proteins and various other biochemicals necessary for digestion and growth.

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Median cubital vein

In human anatomy, the median cubital vein (or median basilic vein) is a superficial vein of the arm on the anterior aspect of the elbow.

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Medication

A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease.

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Minimally invasive procedure

Minimally invasive procedures (also known as minimally invasive surgeries) encompass surgical techniques that limit the size of incisions needed, thereby reducing wound healing time, associated pain, and risk of infection.

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Monoclonal antibody

A monoclonal antibody (mAb, more rarely called moAb) is an antibody produced from a cell lineage made by cloning a unique white blood cell.

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Murphy drip

A Murphy drip is a rectal infusion apparatus to administer the medical procedure of proctoclysis, also known as rectoclysis. Intravenous therapy and Murphy drip are Dosage forms and intravenous fluids.

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Myers' cocktail

Myers' cocktail is an intravenous (IV) vitamin therapy.

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Necrosis

Necrosis is a form of cell injury which results in the premature death of cells in living tissue by autolysis.

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Needleless connector

In medicine, a needleless connector connects to the end of vascular catheters and enable catheter access for infusion and aspiration.

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Oncotic pressure

Oncotic pressure, or colloid osmotic-pressure, is a type of osmotic pressure induced by the plasma proteins, notably albumin, in a blood vessel's plasma (or any other body fluid such as blood and lymph) that causes a pull on fluid back into the capillary.

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Oral administration

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Oral rehydration therapy

Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) is a type of fluid replacement used to prevent and treat dehydration, especially due to diarrhea. Intravenous therapy and Oral rehydration therapy are medical treatments.

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Osmotic concentration

Osmotic concentration, formerly known as osmolarity, is the measure of solute concentration, defined as the number of osmoles (Osm) of solute per litre (L) of solution (osmol/L or Osm/L).

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Packed red blood cells

Packed red blood cells, also known as packed cells, are red blood cells that have been separated for blood transfusion.

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Parenteral nutrition

Parenteral nutrition (PN) is the feeding of nutritional products to a person intravenously, bypassing the usual process of eating and digestion. Intravenous therapy and Parenteral nutrition are intravenous fluids.

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Peripheral vascular system

The peripheral vascular system is the part of the circulatory system that consists of the veins and arteries not in the chest or abdomen (i.e. in the arms, hands, legs and feet).

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Phlebitis

Phlebitis (or venitis) is inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.

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Pope Innocent VIII

Pope Innocent VIII (Innocentius VIII; Innocenzo VIII; 1432 – 25 July 1492), born Giovanni Battista Cybo (or Cibo), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 August 1484 to his death, in July 1492.

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Potassium

Potassium is a chemical element; it has symbol K (from Neo-Latin kalium) and atomic number19.

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Prodrug

A prodrug is a pharmacologically inactive medication or compound that, after intake, is metabolized (i.e., converted within the body) into a pharmacologically active drug.

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Recreational drug use

Recreational drug use is the use of one or more psychoactive drugs to induce an altered state of consciousness, either for pleasure or for some other casual purpose or pastime.

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Rehydrex

Rehydrex is a volume expander solution used in intravenous therapy for fluid maintenance and rehydration. Intravenous therapy and Rehydrex are intravenous fluids.

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Richard Lower (physician)

Richard Lower (– 17 January 1691) was an English physician who heavily influenced the development of medical science.

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Ringer's lactate solution

Ringer's lactate solution (RL), also known as sodium lactate solution, Lactated Ringer's, and Hartmann's solution, is a mixture of sodium chloride, sodium lactate, potassium chloride, and calcium chloride in water. Intravenous therapy and Ringer's lactate solution are intravenous fluids.

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Robert Boyle

Robert Boyle (25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, alchemist and inventor.

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Route of administration

In pharmacology and toxicology, a route of administration is the way by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substance is taken into the body.

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Royal Society

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences.

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Ryan Lochte

Ryan Steven Lochte (born August 3, 1984) is an American former competition swimmer and 12-time Olympic medalist.

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Saline (medicine)

Saline (also known as saline solution) is a mixture of sodium chloride (salt) and water. Intravenous therapy and saline (medicine) are intravenous fluids.

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Saline flush

A saline flush is the method of clearing intravenous lines (IVs), central lines or arterial lines of any medicine or other perishable liquids to keep the lines (tubes) and entry area clean and sterile. Intravenous therapy and saline flush are intravenous fluids.

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Salt (chemistry)

In chemistry, a salt or ionic compound is a chemical compound consisting of an assembly of positively charged ions (cations) and negatively charged ions (anions), which results in a compound with no net electric charge (electrically neutral).

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Samir Nasri

Samir Nasri (سمير نصري; born 26 June 1987) is a French former professional footballer.

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Seldinger technique

The Seldinger technique, also known as Seldinger wire technique, is a medical procedure to obtain safe access to blood vessels and other hollow organs.

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Sepsis

Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs.

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Sodium chloride

Sodium chloride, commonly known as edible salt, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chlorine ions.

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Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated (SI) is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954.

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Staphylococcus

Staphylococcus is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria in the family Staphylococcaceae from the order Bacillales.

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Superior vena cava

The superior vena cava (SVC) is the superior of the two venae cavae, the great venous trunks that return deoxygenated blood from the systemic circulation to the right atrium of the heart.

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Surgery

Surgery is a medical specialty that uses manual and instrumental techniques to diagnose or treat pathological conditions (e.g., trauma, disease, injury, malignancy), to alter bodily functions (i.e., malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or improve aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted tissues (body fat, glands, scars or skin tags) or foreign bodies.

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Syringe

A syringe is a simple reciprocating pump consisting of a plunger (though in modern syringes, it is actually a piston) that fits tightly within a cylindrical tube called a barrel.

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Tetracaine

Tetracaine, also known as amethocaine, is an ester local anesthetic used to numb the eyes, nose, or throat.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Thomas Latta

Thomas Aitchison Latta (c. 1796 – 19 October 1833) was a medical pioneer who was responsible for the introduction of the saline solution ("saline drip") methodology into the treatment of patients.

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Thrombocytopenia

In hematology, thrombocytopenia is a condition characterized by abnormally low levels of platelets (also known as thrombocytes) in the blood.

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Tonicity

In chemical biology, tonicity is a measure of the effective osmotic pressure gradient; the water potential of two solutions separated by a partially-permeable cell membrane.

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Tourniquet

A tourniquet is a device that is used to apply pressure to a limb or extremity in order to create ischemia or stopping the flow of blood.

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Trocar

A trocar (or trochar) is a medical or veterinary device used in minimally invasive surgery.

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United States Anti-Doping Agency

The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) is a non-profit, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization and the national anti-doping organization (NADO) for the United States.

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Urine test

A urine test is any medical test performed on a urine specimen.

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Vancomycin

Vancomycin is a glycopeptide antibiotic medication used to treat a number of bacterial infections.

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Ventricular fibrillation

Ventricular fibrillation (V-fib or VF) is an abnormal heart rhythm in which the ventricles of the heart quiver.

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Vitamin

Vitamins are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers) that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function.

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Volume expander

A volume expander is a type of intravenous therapy that has the function of providing volume for the circulatory system. Intravenous therapy and volume expander are intravenous fluids.

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Wellness (alternative medicine)

Wellness is a state beyond absence of illness but rather aims to optimize well-being.

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Whole blood

Whole blood (WB) is human blood from a standard blood donation.

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World Anti-Doping Agency

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA; Agence mondiale antidopage, AMA) is a foundation initiated by the International Olympic Committee based in Canada to promote, coordinate, and monitor the fight against drugs in sports.

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Xenotransfusion

Xenotransfusion (from Greek 'strange, foreign'), a form of xenotransplantation, was initially defined as the transfer of blood from one species into the veins of another.

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Y-Set (intravenous therapy)

In intravenous therapy a Y-Set, T-Set and V-Sets are Y-, T- and V-shaped three-way connector sets made of connecting plastic tubes used for delivering intravenous drugs into the body from multiple fluid sources. Intravenous therapy and y-Set (intravenous therapy) are intravenous fluids.

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See also

Injection (medicine)

Intravenous fluids

Veins

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intravenous_therapy

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, Fluid warmer, Fosaprepitant, Freeze spray, French catheter scale, Fresh frozen plasma, Furosemide, Gelatin, Glucose, Guido Baccelli, Hangover remedies, Hematocrit, Hematology, Hemodialysis, Heroin, Hickman line, Hospital, Hyaluronidase, Hydrolyzed protein, Hypodermic needle, Inferior vena cava, Infusion pump, Injury, Intravenous sodium bicarbonate, JAMA Internal Medicine, James Blundell (physician), Journal of Infection Prevention, Justine Johnstone, Kidney dialysis, Lidocaine/prilocaine, Life support, Lipid, Lipid emulsion, List of chemotherapeutic agents, Liver, Median cubital vein, Medication, Minimally invasive procedure, Monoclonal antibody, Murphy drip, Myers' cocktail, Necrosis, Needleless connector, Oncotic pressure, Oral administration, Oral rehydration therapy, Osmotic concentration, Packed red blood cells, Parenteral nutrition, Peripheral vascular system, Phlebitis, Pope Innocent VIII, Potassium, Prodrug, Recreational drug use, Rehydrex, Richard Lower (physician), Ringer's lactate solution, Robert Boyle, Route of administration, Royal Society, Ryan Lochte, Saline (medicine), Saline flush, Salt (chemistry), Samir Nasri, Seldinger technique, Sepsis, Sodium chloride, Sports Illustrated, Staphylococcus, Superior vena cava, Surgery, Syringe, Tetracaine, The New York Times, Thomas Latta, Thrombocytopenia, Tonicity, Tourniquet, Trocar, United States Anti-Doping Agency, Urine test, Vancomycin, Ventricular fibrillation, Vitamin, Volume expander, Wellness (alternative medicine), Whole blood, World Anti-Doping Agency, Xenotransfusion, Y-Set (intravenous therapy).