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- Intravenous Nutritional Solutions
- Several types of intravenous (IV) solutions are given to provide nutrition to people who cannot eat enough food.
- Glucose solutions are the most commonly used nutritional IV solutions.
- Amino acid solutions are also used to provide nutrition.
- Homogenized fat solutions may be used as another source of nutrition.
- These nutritional solutions are usually adjusted so that their concentration of osmotically active substances is nearly isosmotic with body fluids.
- Sometimes these solutions are given slowly to prevent sudden osmotic changes.
- This helps maintain the osmotic equilibrium of red blood cells and body fluids.
- Key Concept
- 👉 IV nutritional solutions provide nutrients when normal eating is not possible.
- 👉 Common IV nutrients:
- Glucose
- Amino acids
- Fats
- 👉 These solutions are usually nearly isosmotic or infused slowly.
- 👉 This prevents swelling or shrinking of red blood cells and helps maintain normal fluid balance.
