Can somebody point me to a recipe for Ringers Lactate? No, I'm not
planning on making my own, I'm just curious what's in it.
My cat had a bad bout of vomiting, ended up dehydrated, and the vet gave
him subcutaneous Ringers to rehydrate him. I know it's an electrolye
solution, but can't find any details. A google search turns up zillions
of references to what it's used for, but not what it's made from.
Sam - 01 Feb 2004 03:39 GMT
Ringer's lactate contains 130 mEq of sodium, 4 mEq of potassium and 2.7mEq
of calcium, balanced by 109 mEq of chloride and 28 mEq of lactate.
Sam
> Can somebody point me to a recipe for Ringers Lactate? No, I'm not
> planning on making my own, I'm just curious what's in it.
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> solution, but can't find any details. A google search turns up zillions
> of references to what it's used for, but not what it's made from.
Harold Boxenbaum - 19 Mar 2004 03:15 GMT
Lactated Ringer's injection (solution) contains calcium chloride, potassium
chloride, sodium chloride, sodium lactate and water. It is generally used
as a fluid and electrolyte replenisher.

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> Can somebody point me to a recipe for Ringers Lactate? No, I'm not
> planning on making my own, I'm just curious what's in it.
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
> solution, but can't find any details. A google search turns up zillions
> of references to what it's used for, but not what it's made from.