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  1. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    If one patient only has one IV access site, and is on one unit of blood transfusion such as PRBC which will finish after 15 minutes, and at the same time if a doctor prescribes Lasix IV STAT, there...

  2. Blood transfusion and Normal saline bag.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    To Linda: You are welcome to share your clinical expertise with others regarding certain functions of normal saline bag used in blood

  3. Blood transfusion and Normal saline bag.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    As you have 20 years working experience , you are welcome to join the discussion. If you are an infusion specialist, your participation would be a bonus to the forum. Please show us your

  4. Normal saline bag.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Check homework here. Would you like to try the above

  5. Normal saline bag.

    Nursing Au posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    In Australia, normal saline bag is provided with 50 mL, 100 mL, 250 mL, 500 mL, or 1000 mL. Sometimes we need to use 150 mL or 200 mL normal saline bag. Therefore, we need to draw out 100 mL from 250...

  6. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    The original post also aims to let younger members lack of experience to check the response from some members at this forum. It is not expected for some younger members to blindly follow on what some...

  7. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Doing an IV push during blood transfusion is not so much simple as what discussed at this forum. I believe some people do know the underlying issues. Just leave the original post at the

  8. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    The original post aims to open discussion at this forum and make some members lack of experience to become more confident to practice blood transfusion, if not confident to do it

  9. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    It is open discussion at this forum. Any additional meaning of "a dedicated infusion line" is

  10. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Perhaps your understanding about "a dedicated infusion line" is not complete. Could anyone please explain any additional meaning of "a dedicated infusion

  11. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Could anyone please explain any additional meaning of "a dedicated infusion line"? Please explain the complete

  12. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Could anyone please explain the complete meaning of "a dedicated infusion

  13. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    As this patient is on Lasix IV. In other words, the underlying condition could be fluid overload. How much Normal saline would you use to flush the line before and after medication

  14. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    According to your reply "A peripheral IV that has been used for a transfusion can continue to be used when the transfusion is not running ... Stopping, flushing, giving the med, then flushing again...

  15. IV Lasix.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    The blood transfusion requires a dedicated infusion line. In other words, it is not supposed to use the same infusion line to administer other medications. According to your reply "If it had to be...

  16. TED socks and SCD.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Operating Room

    As this document came from Mater Hospital, could anyone from Mater Hospital share your

  17. TED socks and SCD.

    Nursing Au posted a topic in Operating Room

    There is a document about total knee replacement on the website: https://www.mns.org.au/ArticleDocuments/2728/TotalKnee_rep_18October2016.pdf.aspx At page 19, Day of surgery:...

  18. IV antihistamine.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    There is a typo in the original post. "Adverse reaction" would be typed as "allergic

  19. Blood transfusion and IV cannula.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    If blood transfusion is given via a PICC line, how much can the PICC line influence the flow rate of blood transfusion? Certainly a specific infusion rate can be set up by IV

  20. Blood transfusion and IV cannula.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    It is a good document about Fluid Mechanics. In real practice, perhaps a flow rate between 240 and 300ml/min would be too

  21. Blood transfusion and IV cannula.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    There is a typo in the original post "A 20g IV cannula can allow approximately 60 mL/min or 360 mL/hr infusion rate". The correct typing would be 3600 mL/hr. I am not sure whether your reply...

  22. Normal saline bag.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    IV infusion (via CVC): Use dopamine 200 mg/5 mL ampoules to prepare infusion. Withdraw 10 mL from a 100 mL sodium chloride 0.9% minibag. Dopamine 400 mg (10 mL from TWO ampoules) added to remaining 90...

  23. Normal saline bag.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    I never withdraw extra fluid from a normal saline bag. The original post was produced for discussion according to what I observed on the allnurses website. You didn't answer my question regarding...

  24. Normal saline bag.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    There is one article from a specialized pharmacy journal - Hospital Pharmacy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3971104/ Understanding and Managing Intravenous Container Overfill; Potential...

  25. Normal saline bag.

    Nursing Au replied to Nursing Au's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    To IVRUS: You have 32 years experience and works as a Clinical Infusion Specialist. You must have something to share with others, regarding making a specific drug concentration in a normal saline bag...