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Emergency Medicine

Circulation

Last Updated on July 26, 2022

“Is the patient responsive to fluid? Does the patient require more fluid? Will further fluid resuscitation cause overload?”

How to Predict Fluid Responsiveness?

Ultrasound: Inferior vena cava diameter
• Central venous pressure (CVP)
• Passive leg raise test

Input & Output Balance

Insensible fluid loss in an adult is ≈500 mL per day

Further Reading

  1. https://pulmccm.org/review-articles/passive-leg-raise-test-helpful-maneuver-icu-parlor-trick/#:~:text=A%20passive%20leg%20raise%20test,%2C%20all%2Dnatural%20fluid%20bolus.

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