Good sources to learn about fluids

[medstudent7860]

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Does anyone know of any sources to learn about fluid management on the floor/in the ICU? My school never really taught us well about this, and I can't seem to find any good source to learn about them. I get so confused by all of the random fluids out there (D5W, D5300, D5200, etc.)...I want to know what all of these mean/when they are used.

 

[zany_brainy]

I heard that the Fluid, Electrolyte and Acid-Base Companion is a good book for that stuff. I flipped through it, and it's structured very similarly to Dubin's EKG book.

 

[Kaustikos]

Does anyone know of any sources to learn about fluid management on the floor/in the ICU? My school never really taught us well about this, and I can't seem to find any good source to learn about them. I get so confused by all of the random fluids out there (D5W, D5300, D5200, etc.)...I want to know what all of these mean/when they are used.

A rotation in nephrology. Seriously... they know and will teach you A LOT about that ****.