CHAPTER 9. PREPARING AND SETTING UP INTRAVENOUS MEDICATIONS Introduction75 Indications75 Contraindications75 Equipment75 Practical procedure76 Complications78 INTRODUCTION Intravenous fluids or medication for administration are usually prepared by nursing staff. However, junior…
CHAPTER 7. BLOOD CULTURES Introduction63 Indications63 Sampling contraindicated64 Equipment64 Practical procedure65 Post-procedure investigations65 Following on from Louis Pasteur’s (1822–1895) germ theory it was inevitable that attempts would be made to…
CHAPTER 10. INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS AND COMMONLY PRESCRIBED INFUSIONS Introduction79 Commonly prescribed infusions85 Dr Thomas Aitchison Latta (circa 1790–1833) pioneered the use of intravenous saline as fluid resuscitation for cholera victims…
