Intravenous (IV) therapy is administering fluids directly into a vein. It benefits treatment by enabling water, medication, blood, or nutrients to access the body faster through the circulatory system ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DOMedically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Healthcare providers administer intravenous (IV) fluids for dehydration to people with severe related symptoms.

A nurse places a patient's chemotherapy medication on an intravenous stand at a hospital in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Hospitals around the country are conserving critical intravenous ...

Effective scours treatment depends on correcting dehydration and acidosis early. Here, Dr. Geoffrey Smith reviews ...

ABILENE, Texas — Hospitals have been forced to ration IV fluids and find new ways of hydrating patients after a factory that produces IV fluids flooded during Hurricane Helene. Clay Lohse, the owner ...