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You can get a nice temp spike of 101 or higher from a phlebitic IV, usually self-limiting w/ heat, tylenol, but really depending on the site, the solution/osmolality, drugs received, vesicants, atbx's, kcl, irritating meds, chemo, etc really nasty things can happen, loss of tissue, joints, nerve damage, you name it, watch your IV's
Spritenurse1210, BSN, RN
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What do you do for a patient who's iv has infiltrated?