title: Intravenous fluids: the whys and wherefores.
authors.affiliation: ResourceNurse Continuing Education, Inc, Malverne, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Kelli
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D001825:Body Fluid Compartments / Q000502:physiology; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000502:physiology; D018495:Fluid Shifts / Q000502:physiology; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007038:Hypotonic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000502:physiology; D007552:Isotonic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018579:Patient Selection; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D006982:Hypertonic Solutions; D007038:Hypotonic Solutions; D007552:Isotonic Solutions