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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