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Iv Saline Solution Bag

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Dr.  Ivan Rommstein MD

why would a saline solution be administered by IV to a person who is being given medication to get rid of excess fluids? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Rommstein ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Indranil Ghosh MD

IV ceftriaxone 1g by slow drip (rougly how many minutes)? (3) If a patient needs to be on a saline ... the saline solution at the same time? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Indranil Ghosh ( Oncologist)
Dr. Ajay Panwar MD

labored breathing and 83yr old. with IV saline solution only given with dilated and Ativan told to help ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ajay Panwar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Praveen Rodrigues MD

My husband just got out of the hospital. Where he had an IV his arm is slightly swollen and feels like there is a lump. I am concerned about blood clots . He had saline and the day before he left the ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Rodrigues ( Dermatologist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

IV. They had challenges finding a vein but finally did. The night nurse, upon beginning his IV antibiotic , flushed the line first with a saline solution pretty quickly. My husband complained... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr. Anantharamakrishnan MD

I went into the ER about a 3 weeks ago and was given a saline shot directly and hooked up to an IV afterwards with a bag of saline I do believe. I was dehydrated. Everything went fine. About 3... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anantharamakrishnan ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Arijit Nag MD

that went through it was saline solution, it was in there just over 24 hours it hurt the whole time ... nurse put in what I would call a double IV It was a rectangle shape about 4 to 5 inches long and... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arijit Nag ( Hematologist)
Dr. Gopal Krishnam Raju MD

times so far (4/5 night stays) and have had several day trips for fluid. I have been on IV Saline + Pabamex (Sp?) vit solution added to the saline. I have also been offered Stemitil but without... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gopal Krishnam Raju ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Gopal Krishnam Raju MD

My mom is diabetic. Her sugar dropped bad. The emts put an iv, with saline solution and D50, which is sugar water, in and she moved and pulled it out. Now her arm is continuously swelling up to her ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gopal Krishnam Raju ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. T Chandrakant MD

Hi Doctor, I have been in hospital for four days with a bacteria in my small intestine. I have been on an iv being fed antibiotics and saline. I haven t eaten anything solid in a week and yet I have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)