ILOs
- Be aware of how fluid balance can be affected in unwell patients
- Understand considerations around fluid replacement in unwell patients
- Let’s remind ourselves of the fluid compartments of the body…
- What is the normal fluid/electrolyte distribution in the body?
- So for a 75kg person, how much fluid is there in each compartment?
- What makes up the fluid intake and output of a human? Let’s use a 70kg male as our example…
- Which things can cause an imbalance between fluid input and output?
- Look at the source and electrolyte composition of fluid losses…
- Examples of the electrolyte content of body fluids…
- How can redistribution cause a problem with fluid balance?
- How can we get osmolar problems?
- What are the main aims of fluid management?
- What are the 5 questions we should ask before we prescribe fluid?
- How do we assess volume status?
- What are the 5 Rs according to NICE?
- What are the different types of intravenous fluid we can get?
- Look where the fluid goes…
- Here’s a table showing us the composition of different fluid replacements…