A Quick Course on Fluid Balance and fluid prescribing

Concise revision and learning in three modules covering fluid compartments, losses-gains-requirements, and properties of solutions you can infuse
Followed by practical challenges - what should I prescribe? in clinical scenarios.
A Fluids basics - concise revision
B Follow that up by reading the IV therapy guide (fluid therapy policy) at bit.ly/fluidtherapy (if that link fails, direct link )
C Then work through these cases: 'What fluids should I prescribe".
- A 62 year old man is 2 days post-colectomy (simple - and includes new info about potassium replacement)
- Three days after admission with diabetic ketoacidosis (more complicated - and includes new info on fluid replacement in unstable patients)
- An 85 year old man with a stroke (simple enough) Cancel
- Five days after a liver transplant (complex)
Each one has hints, and a marking scheme as if it was being used as an OSCE station.
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