RT Book, Section
A1 Plotkin, Jeffrey
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1102568031
T1 Crystalloids versus Colloids
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part One Basic Exam
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071821377
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1102568031
RD 2024/04/19
AB Prior  to  discussing  the  controversial  topic  of  whether  crystalloids  or  colloids  are  superior,  one  must  first  understand  the  distribution  of  body  fluid  compartments  as  well  as  the  control  of  fluid  distribution  between  these  compartments.  The  first  concept  is  total  body  water  (TBW),  which  is  described  and  broken  down  as  follows: