Reading Time: 4 minutes Should we be using Lactated Ringers in sepsis? Won’t we increase the lactic acid further? Here we discuss the flawed reasoning behind blaming Lactated Ringers for exacerbating lactic acidosis.
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Should we be using Lactated Ringers in hyperkalemia? Won’t we increase the potassium further? Here we discuss the flawed reasoning behind avoiding Lactated Ringers in hyperkalemia.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Read this weekly review for some spaced repetition of the past week’s content.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Normal saline is one of the most common fluids used for resuscitation of patients. But what if normal saline isn’t actually normal and creates an extra obstacle in the care and resuscitation of your sickest patients?
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Intravenous fluids and resuscitation of critically ill patients go hand in hand and the decision of what fluid to use and when needs careful consideration. Here is a good place to start.