You are caring for a client who has an order to receive Hespan IV. The client asks you what this solution is for. What would be your response?
A) "This solution pulls fluid into the vascular space."
B) "This is a colloid solution used to replace blood."
C) "Hespan is a solution used instead of a transfusion."
D) "Hespan is an artificial blood replacement product."
A, B, C
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Plasma expanders are nonblood solutions, such as dextran 40 (Rheomacrodex) and hetastarch (Hespan), that pull fluid into the vascular space. Options B and C are also correct. Hespan is not artificial blood.
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