TYPES OF DRUGS AND FLUIDS
Administered Drugs
- Preventive action: antitoxins, toxoids, vaccines and antibiotics
- Diagnostic acids: dyes and histamines
- Remedial action: antibiotics and quinine
- Palliative action: narcotics, sedatives, local anesthetics and general anesthetics
- Substitution: hormones, fluids, minerals and vitamins
Fluids
- D5W – Each 100 ml contains 5 g of glucose
- D10 W, D25 W, D50 W
- DNS – Dextrose 5% saline
- NS – Each 100 ml contains 0.9 g sodium chloride. Sodium lactate – each 100 ml contains 1.866 sodium ringer lactate
- Ringer’s solution or Hartmann’s solution
