IV Solutions

• 1/2NS
• Components: sodium chloide 0.45%, 0.45g / 100ml
• Tonicity: 154 mOsm/L; hypotonic

• D₅ 1/2NS
• Components: Dextrose 5%, 5g/100mL,sodium chloide 0.45%, 0.45g / 100ml
• Tonicity: 406 mOsm/L; hypertonic

• D₅ 1/2NS  c  20mEq KCl/L
• Components: Dextrose 5%, 5g/100mL; sodium chloide 0.45%, 0.45g/100ml; potassium chloride 20mEq/L
• Tonicity: 447 mOsm/L; hypertonic

• D₅ 1/4NS
• Components: Dextrose 5%, 5g/100mL; sodium chloide 0.225%, 0.225g/100ml
• Tonicity: 329 mOsm/L; isotonic

• D₅ LR
• Components: Dextrose 5%, 5g/100mL; sodium lactate 0.31g /100mL, NaCl 0.6g/100mL;  KCl 0.03g/100mL; CaCl 0.02g/100mL
• Tonicity: 525 mOsm/L; hypertonic

• D₅ NS
• Components: Dextrose 5%, 5g/100mL; sodium chloide 0.9%, 0.9g/100ml
• Tonicity: 560 mOsm/L; hypertonic

• D₅ W
• Components: Dextrose 5%, 5g/100mL
• Tonicity: 252 mOsm/L; isotonic

• NS
• Components: Sodium chloide 0.9%, 0.9g/100ml
• Tonicity: 308 mOsm/L; isotonic

Solvent and solute are balanced.

Solutes excedes solvent.

Solvent excedes solutes.

via vein in arm, leg, or scalp (baby)

12%

200mL per hour

A special catheter inserted in to a large vein. Can be administered through chest wall or subclavian or (PICC) large vein in the arm.

Central lines can facillitate faster IV rates and higher glucose concentrations of up to 35%.