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IV Fluids for Dehydration: How Solutions Rehydrate You

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DOMedically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Healthcare providers administer ...
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Why and How Intravenous Fluids are Used for Stomach Flu Treatment

Stomach flu can cause diarrhea and vomiting that dehydrate you quickly. You may need fluids delivered through your veins so that you can recover. Stomach flu happens when a virus causes an infection ...
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Close IV hydration bars until the intravenous fluid shortage ends

Normally, hospitals are, well, flush with IV fluids. But right now, that isn’t the case. In addition to the physical damage to many hospitals and clinics in the region, Hurricane Helene knocked out ...
OPB

How a flooded North Carolina factory could impact Oregon hospitals

Jae C. Hong / AP Hospitals in Oregon are taking steps to conserve their supply of IV fluids, normally a cheap and readily available type of medications, after flooding from Hurricane Helene has ...
The Conversation

Hospitals worldwide are short of saline. We can’t just switch to other IV fluids – here’s why

Nial Wheate in the past has received funding from the ACT Cancer Council, Tenovus Scotland, Medical Research Scotland, Scottish Crucible, and the Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance. He is a ...