How to Start an I.V. and Types of I.V. fluids

Three types of I.V. fluids:

a. Isotonic solution - it has the same concentration as the body fluid.

• D5W
• NaCl 0.9%
• plainRinger's lactate
• Plain normosol M

b. Hypotonic - has lower concentration than the body fluids. Too much of this fluid can swell the body's cell.

• NaCl 0.3%

c. Hypertonic - has higher concentration than the body fluids. Too much of this fluid can make the body's cell shrink.

• D10W
• D50W
• D5LR
• D5Non

You can also watch this video about Intravenous Line Insertion.