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You are NEVER to put anything directly into an artery except for arterial monitoring devices, administering medications of any kind directly to an artery can cause death. Administering medications and IV fluids, glucose, etc to the vein allows time for the fluids to be absorbed on a cellular level before getting to the heart as veins bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart at a slower rate than arteries that bring oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues.

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Because internists are afraid of sodium.

Much better to give normal saline.

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