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2016 AAHA/IAAHPC End-of-Life Care Guidelines references

The AAHA/AAFP Fluid Therapy Guidelines are summarized as follows:

Evaluation and monitoring parameters that may be used for patients receiving fluid therapy include:

Determining the route of fluid administration

Recommendations for Anesthetic Fluid Rates

Dehydration assessment

A review of fluid therapy.

The assessment of patient history, chief complaint, and physical exam findings will determine the need for additional testing and fluid therapy. Assess for the following three types of fluid disturbances:

Whether administered either during anesthesia or to a sick patient, fluid therapy often begins with the  maintenance rate , which is the amount of fluid estimated to maintain normal patient fluid balance.