Chapter: Medical Physiology: The Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Interstitial Fluid and Edema

Glucose and Other Solutions Administered for Nutritive Purposes

Many types of solutions are administered intravenously to provide nutrition to people who cannot otherwise take adequate amounts of nutrition.

Glucose and Other Solutions Administered for Nutritive Purposes

Many types of solutions are administered intravenously to provide nutrition to people who cannot otherwise take adequate amounts of nutrition. Glucose solutions are widely used, and amino acid and homogenized fat solutions are used to a lesser extent. When these solu-tions are administered, their concentrations of osmoti-cally active substances are usually adjusted nearly to isotonicity, or they are given slowly enough that they do not upset the osmotic equilibrium of the body fluids.

After the glucose or other nutrients are metabolized, an excess of water often remains, especially if additional fluid is ingested. Ordinarily, the kidneys excrete this in the form of a very dilute urine. The net result, therefore, is the addition of only nutrients to the body.

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Medical Physiology: The Body Fluid Compartments: Extracellular and Intracellular Fluids; Interstitial Fluid and Edema : Glucose and Other Solutions Administered for Nutritive Purposes |