IV solutions incompatibility (saline/0.9% NaCl)

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Correct me if I'm wrong but isSaline the same thing as 0.9% NaCl and NSS? Also if someone has an IV with 5% Dextrose in sterile water, is that sterile water 0.9% NaCl? Scenario: if pt has a continuous IV of Sodium Bicarbonate in 5% dextrose in water,and an order for hydralazine IVP, which is incompatible with D5W, I would stop the running IV of sodium bicarbonate in 5% dextrose in water and flush IV with 0.9% NaCl, IVP hydralazine, flush again with 0.9% NaCl. Then, I would hook the sodium bicarbonate in 5% dextrose in water back up and restart the continuous infusion....Am I correct?

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Specializes in critical care, PACU.

You are correct about flushing between.

No, sterile water is sterile water. It's just H20.

Saline is NaCl.

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Thanks. Is there anything that NaCl isn't compatible with? Just curious

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Thanks. Is there anything that NaCl isn't compatible with? Just curious
IVIG is not.
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d5 in saline is written as d5/0.9%nacl or d5ns. water is, well, water.

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Thanks. Is there anything that NaCl isn't compatible with? Just curious

IVIG and Ambisome (Amphotericin B) are the only things I am aware of that are incompatible with Saline.

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Specializes in critical care, PACU.

Levo is usually mixed in D5W but IDK if it's incompatible with NS

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Specializes in critical care, PACU.

Levo is usually mixed in D5W but IDK if it's incompatible with NS

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Specializes in Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Flight.

if u are able to use micromedex, it has a tool for iv compatibility (meds/fluids etc), its been very helpful to me on clinical

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