IV FLUIDS

NAME of IV color Type

PNSS Green Isotonic

Plain LRS Blue Isotonic
D5LRS Pink Hypertonic
D5Water Red Isotonic
D10Water Blue green Hypertonic
D5 0.3 NaCl Sky blue Hypertonic

TYPES of FLUID

1. ISOTONIC Fluid – no movement of fluid.

2. HYPOTONIC Fluid – fluid will enter the cell, the cell will shrink.

3. HYPERTONIC Fluid – fluid will go out from the cell, the cell will shrink.

Tonicity of IV Fluids

Definition: The tonicity of an IV solution relates to how the red blood cells respond when the solution is
added.

Isotonic Fluid
Cell volume remains the same
moves equally
between
compartments

Fluid is moving equally into and out of the

compartments
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Hypotonic

Fluid moves
into the cells Fluid moves into RBC causing cell
rupture (hemolysis)

Fluid moves from the vascular space into the cells.

The major problems with administering hypotonic IV
solutions is the hemolyis and swelling of the cells in the
brain that occurs

Hypertonic

Fluid is
pulled out of
the cells
Fluid moves out of the cell causing
crenation (shrinking) of the RBC

Fluid is pulled out of the cells and into the vascular

system, so increases intravascular volume.
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