Crystalloid Fluid Types
Crystalloid | Tonicity | Sodium, mEq/L | Chloride, mEq/L | Potassium, mEq/L | Calcium, mEq/L | Osmolality, mOsm/L | pH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lactated Ringer’s solution | Isotonic | 130 | 109 | 4 | 3 | 273 | 6.7 |
Plasma-Lyte A | Isotonic | 140 | 103 | 5 | 0 | 294 | 7.4 |
Normosol-R | Isotonic | 140 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 295 | 7.4 |
Normal saline solution (0.9% NaCl) | Isotonic | 154 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 308 | 5.7 |
Dextrose (2.5% in 0.45% saline) | Hypotonic | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 4.5 |
Dextrose (5%) in water | Hypotonic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 5.0 |
Hypertonic saline solution (7.5%) | Hypertonic | 1,232 | 1,232 | 0 | 0 | 2,464 | 5.2 |
Normosol-M with 5% dextrose | Hypertonic | 40 | 40 | 13 | 0 | 363 | 5.2 |
Abbreviations: mEq/L, milliequivalents per liter (concentration of electrolytes in solution); mOsm/L, milliosmoles per liter. | |||||||
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