Thread: masking the taste of potassium chloride solution

Quote: Originally Posted by MdBrndPhrmcst yeah i did a little more research and came upon the idea of dissolving the tablets. Luckily the pt had only received one bottle before we switched him back to the tablets.. well now i know for next time.. im wondering why they make the solution taste so bad... does anyone use it? thanks guys! love this site..it's invaluable to a new practicioner like myself KCL, like NaCL is a salt. If you have...

yeah i did a little more research and came upon the idea of dissolving the tablets. Luckily the pt had only received one bottle before we switched him back to the tablets.. well now i know for next time.. im wondering why they make the solution taste so bad... does anyone use it? thanks guys! love this site..it's invaluable to a new practicioner like myself

Quote: Originally Posted by Old Timer What you should have recommended was he dissolve the 20 meq Klor-Con 4-6 oz of water or juice to avoid the problem. It's the wax matrix tablets that are the real problem. Also note it's the antimuscarinic effects that are the problem as not all receptors mediated by acetylcholine are muscarinic..... Very true about the dissolution, but they don't break down very quickly. The flavored 20mEq...

In UK effervescent potassium tabs usually citrus flavoured lemon/lime. johnep

Does the kcl salt they give to people in nursing homes for their food taste as bad as kcl tablets?

Bananas to the rescue! (Okay, yeah, that's alot of bananas)

Quote: Originally Posted by bananaface Bananas to the rescue! (Okay, yeah, that's alot of bananas) 20 inches of banana a day. 1 meq per inch of banana is what I was taught.

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Fast IV Push!!!

Yeah, we learned the 1"=1 meq too. And then giggled. A lot.