How is Plasmalyte administered?
PLASMA-LYTE 148 Injection (Multiple Electrolytes Injection, Type 1, USP) administered intravenously has value as a source of water, electrolytes, and calories. One liter has an ionic concentration of 140 mEq sodium, 5 mEq potassium, 3 mEq magnesium, 98 mEq chloride, 27 mEq acetate, and 23 mEq gluconate.
What is Plasmalyte a used for?
PL 148, also known as Plasma-Lyte A, is a sterile isotonic non-pyrogenic IV crystalloid solution used in clinical medicine to provide water, electrolytes and calories to patients.
When do you use Plasmalyte?
The advantages of PlasmaLyte include volume and electrolyte deficit correction while addressing acidosis. It shares the same problems as most other crystalloid fluids (fluid overload, edema with weight gain, lung edema, and worsening of the intracranial pressure).
When is Plasmalyte contraindicated?
With conditions predisposing to hyperkalemia and/or associated with increased sensitivity to potassium, such as patients with severe renal impairment, acute dehydration, extensive tissue injury or burns, certain cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure.
What is Plasmalyte compatible with?
PLASMA-LYTE A (multiple electrolytes injection) Injection and 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP are equally compatible with blood or blood components. As directed by a physician. Dosage is dependent upon the age, weight and clinical condition of the patient as well as laboratory determinations.
What is the difference between Plasmalyte and normal saline?
Although Normal Saline (0.9% sodium chloride) is commonly used in this setting, it causes a hyperchloremic acidosis that may exacerbate metabolic derangements that occur after acute injury. Plasmalyte A is a solution that more closely matches physiologic electrolyte levels.
Why would you use lactated ringers instead of normal saline?
Some research suggests that lactated Ringer’s may be preferred over normal saline for replacing lost fluid in trauma patients. Also, normal saline has a higher chloride content. This can sometimes cause renal vasoconstriction, affecting blood flow to the kidneys.
Is normal saline good for hypertension?
Our study suggests that >500 mL of daily saline infusion for continuous 3 to 5 days may have disadvantages in the blood pressure control for hypertensive patients, especially for the patients with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases.
