NCLEX-RN Complete Prep Course — Lesson 88: Fluid Balance: Hypovolemia, Hypervolemia, and Choosing IV Fluids

Sarah Mitchell maps the fluid compartments, third spacing, and the daily weight rule of one kilogram per liter, then contrasts hypovolemia, fast, flat, dry, and dark, with hypervolemia, wet lungs, bounding pulse, and weight gain. She sorts isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic fluids by where the water goes, explains why D5W acts hypotonic, covers fluids for DKA, burns, and hyponatremia, intake and output, specific gravity, and dehydration in infants and older adults.

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