- Ringer's lactate
- Ringer's lactate or Ringer's lactate solution n lactated Ringer's solution
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Ringer's lactate
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Ringer's solution — /ring euhrz/, Pharm. an aqueous solution of the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium in the same concentrations as normal body fluids, used chiefly in the laboratory for sustaining tissue. Cf. isotonic sodium chloride solution. [1890 95;… … Universalium
Ringer — Sydney, English physiologist, 1835–1910. See R. injection, R. solution, lactated R. injection, Krebs R. solution, Locke R. solution, R. lactate … Medical dictionary
Lactated Ringer's solution — is a solution that is isotonic with blood and intended for intravenous administration. Veterinary administration may also be subcutaneous.Lactated Ringer s solution is abbreviated as LR or RL . It is also known as Ringer s lactate solution… … Wikipedia
lactated Ringer's solution — n a sterile aqueous solution that is similar to Ringer s solution but contains sodium lactate in addition to calcium chloride, sodium chloride, and potassium chloride called also Hartmann s solution, lactated Ringer s, Ringer s lactate, Ringer s… … Medical dictionary
Sydney Ringer — FRS was a British clinician and pharmacologist, best known for inventing Lactated Ringer s solution. He was born in March 1836 in Norwich, England and died following a stroke October 14, 1910, in Lastingham, Yorkshire, England. His gravestone and … Wikipedia
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lactated Ringer injection — [USP] a sterile solution of calcium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, and sodium lactate in water for injection, given as a fluid and electrolyte replenisher by intravenous infusion; called also lactated Ringer solution … Medical dictionary
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