Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
fluid therapy
flu·id ther·a·py [ floo-id ther-uh-pee ]
Subclass of:
Pharmacotherapy
Definitions related to fluid therapy:
  • The administration of fluids, most commonly via an intravenous route, to restore intravascular volume.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Therapy whose basic objective is to restore the volume and composition of the body fluids to normal with respect to WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE. Fluids may be administered intravenously, orally, by intermittent gavage, or by HYPODERMOCLYSIS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (body fluid balance therapy) Therapy to restore the volume and composition of the body fluids to normal with respect to water-electrolyte balance; fluids may be administered intravenously, orally, by intermittent gavage, or by hypodermoclysis.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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