|Articles|October 27, 2009

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Your daily dose of clinical tips and quips: IV fluids and osmolarity.

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“Solutions that have an osmolarity greater than 600 mOsm/L should be delivered through a central venous catheter if possible or delivered concurrently with intravenous fluids through a Y-connector into a peripheral vein.”

-Deborah Silverstein, DVM, DACVECC

From Practical Matters: Intravenous solutions: Should I worry about osmolarity?

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