About the fluid calculator
SmartFlow has a fluid calculator. You can use the fluid calculator to quickly and easily calculate fluid rates for dehydrated patients.
- Calculate the patient's fluid deficit
- Calculate the patient's hourly fluid rate
- Record a patient's dehydration
- Quickly and easily calculate multiples of the patient's maintenance rate
- Record that you added additives to a fluid
- A multiple of 1.5
- A multiple of two
- A multiple of 2.5
- A multiple of three
- A multiple of five
- Select the applicable additive
- Record the concentration of the additive
- Record the unit of measurement of the additive
Figure 2. The boxes of the Additive setting
If necessary, you can add more than one additive. To add one more additive, select More additives.
Fluid parameter information that you can save in a template
This table shows which information you can save in a template for fluid parameters.
Information | Can a template use the information? |
---|---|
Start at (o'clock) | Only for fixed time templates. |
Continue every (hours) | Yes. |
Billing | No. The default value for the parameter controls Billing. |
Instructions | Yes. |
Color | Yes. |
Maintenance rate (ml/hour) | No. Set a value for each patient |
Dehydration (%) | No. Set a value for each patient |
Fluid deficit (ml) | No. Set a value for each patient |
Restore dehydration over (hour) | No. Set a value for each patient |
Hourly fluid rate (ml/hour) | No. Set a value for each patient |
Sx rate | No. Set a value for each patient |
Additive | You can save one additive. If you add more additives to the fluid, you cannot save them in a template. Tip: If you want to tell your staff to add other additives, enter Instructions.
|