Reply With QuoteIV in shoulder, as that is a large enough vein to handle the IV 'load'. (The lipids, etc.)
Ethanol will prevent/preclude any clogging of the IV fluids. Ethanol is an alcohol derivitive; they are adding that to gas out here.
Okay i have a few questions. my mom and aunt via three way calling called me with a question.
My Aunt's ped patient has a IV in her shoulder and they flush it with ethanol flush. why with that?
This is the pt diagnosis
2 yrs old and on lipids and tpn.
Hirschsprung's Disease
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what i found on the net talks about lipids...but it just confuses me. Can someone simplify it for me
and number 2 IV in a shoulder? is that because she is a peds pts? i don't mess with peds so i didn't know the answer of that either
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IV in shoulder, as that is a large enough vein to handle the IV 'load'. (The lipids, etc.)
Ethanol will prevent/preclude any clogging of the IV fluids. Ethanol is an alcohol derivitive; they are adding that to gas out here.
okay...so its in the shoulder because of a bigger vein...thats what your saying?
i had heard something about the ethanol works better because of the lipids? is that correct?
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