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crystalloid
(redirected from crystalloid solution)

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crys·tal·loid  (krst-loid)
n.
1. Chemistry A substance that can be crystallized.
2. Botany Any of various minute crystallike particles consisting of protein and found in certain plant cells, especially oily seeds.
adj.
Resembling or having properties of a crystal or crystalloid.
crystal·loidal (-loidl) adj.
crystalloid
Noun
a substance that in solution can pass through a membrane


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Boluses of crystalloid solution assist in maintaining circulating blood volume, increased renal perfusion and flushing myoglobin through the renal tubules.
Rhabdomyolysis made easy by Wilson, Sharon / Australian Nursing Journal
Maneuvers to achieve this include infusing crystalloid solution and blood through a warming device, covering the patient's head with a turban or warming device, covering body parts out of the operative field with a warming device, irrigating nasogastric and thoracostomy tubes with warm saline during laparotomy, and irrigating the open pericardial, pleural, or peritoneal cavity during sternotomy, thoracotomy, or laparotomy.
Salvage Surgery by HUNT, JOHN / Southern Medical Journal
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