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apy 
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ystified 
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y T
erms 
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d..v;re. 
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Mid
l
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cathe'en 
S.li 
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locb 
Indications for Peripheral 
Intravenous (!.V.)  Therapy 
1he 
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, 
common 
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ro. 
initiating 
LV. 
lhe",I'Y 
by 
a periphenol "'DOllS 
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roo 
.. 
is 
to 
tre 
.. 
or 
pre,cn' 
fluid 
.nd 
electrolyte 
di,,"rNoce
S. 
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"""" 
in".~'. 
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of 
c~ 
typ;cally ate t
),pe. 
of 
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.. 
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commonly ""lected type. 
of 
infu,ion fluid<  could  be  emloid" 
lodic 
.. 
,,,,,,, 
fo.-
.. 
I«ling 
common 
cfp 
•• 
lloid 
.00 
collojd ..,I",ions are 
di",",sed 
in 
Chapters 7 and 8. respect;, 
.. 
ly. 
Initialing "".iphe ... 1 
LV. 
""'~ 
.1", 
""'Y 
be indic 
.. 
..t 
to replace 
or 
>uppl."",,,, 
blood 
oompone"'" 
100,<";00,  for admini.,oring 
Ntllmoo 
blood components are 
di",",sed 
in 
OIaptef 
9. 
AooIher common i",bcatioo 
fOf 
initialing 
LV, 
ther2p)' 
i. 
to 
administer medications by  !he 
LV
.  root<.  iocluding  intermi''''"lly administered 
medic 
.. 
;"". 
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.. 
I.
V, 
push  me<ljcation>. 
LV, 
··piU),
bac'
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medic.,;"",) 
and 
root,n""",ly 
infused medicalK>m. wlUch ore deocribed in more de
LaiI 
in Ch>pter 
11. 
In 
gener.ll. 
if 
the I""ien'  t.., • <en,,,,1 
lV, 
occe 
.. 
de>ice in  pl""e. i, is preferred 
'0 
administor blood  components and 
m.ny 
rood", 
.. 
i"", 
by 
the  cen, ... 1 roule  ... 
,her 
than perij>he ... lly.  loo",
.tioos 
fa-
cen'n.1 
lV
. 'ber:apy are 
discu.sed 
in 
Ch2p<or~. 
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doe> 
001 
mv., . 
",n""llV. 
orce" 
device al",>dy in pl""e. 
p<fij>her.ll  roole. 
fr_n'ly 
are 
con.idered 
,ufficien'  for ochie"ing the  inlended 
the"""'"'''' 
effOCl 
.imply 
bec.use 
'here 
are  more 
inhe",n' 
ri,b 
a»ociated 
with 
ini'ialing and mointoining  ""n,,,,1 
lV. 
,,,"",,, 
orc
.". 
route> 
than 
perij>he",1 
lV. 
""""" 
roole. , 
A moch 
Ie 
.. 
common 
ioo", 
.. 
ioo fa" initiating 
lV, 
the",py 
by 
a perij>henl roole 
i, 
to 
deh"" 
peripber.ll  I"'",n,o",1  nutrition, 
Cen, 
... 1 
I,V, 
l
ine. 
are 
ind"'ated 
most 
commonly 
.. 
the 
'"2>Cu
i:u  deli ... 
,!)' 
route 
for  porent
o",1 
nutrie"' 
..
. 00 
,hi, 
i. 
discu.sed 
in more dctail in 
empter 
10. It i, 
geoenlly 
001 
j><>5Sib
le to infu 
.. 
,ufflcient 
thi
ly c.loric requirements for 
most 
I"
tienl> through the perij>her.ll 
rrule. 
bu,this 
i. 
possible 
'0 
achieve via t
he 
centr.ll rou'e,