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  2. Intravenous sugar solution - Wikipedia

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    D5LR (5% dextrose in lactated Ringer solution) D50 – 50% dextrose in water; The percentage is a mass concentration, so a 5% glucose/dextrose solution contains 50 g/L of glucose/dextrose (5 g per 100 ml). This usage is imprecise but widely used, as discussed at Mass concentration (chemistry) § Usage in biology. Glucose provides energy 4 kcal ...

  3. Diabetic hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    It can raise the glucose by 30–100 mg/dL within minutes in any form of hypoglycemia caused by insulin excess (including all types of diabetic hypoglycemia). It comes in a glucagon emergency rescue kit which includes tiny vials containing 1 mg, which is a standard adult dose. The glucagon in the vial is a lyophilized pellet, which must be ...

  4. Volume expander - Wikipedia

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    [Glucose](mg/dl) D5W: 5% Dextrose 0 0 278 5000 2/3 D5W & 1/3 NS 3.3% Dextrose / 0.3% saline 51 51 185 3333 Half-normal saline: 0.45% NaCl 77 77 0 0 Normal saline: 0.9% NaCl 154 154 0 0 Ringer's lactate: Lactated Ringer 130 109 0 0 D5NS: 5% Dextrose, Normal Saline 154 154 278 5000

  5. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    dextrose 5% in lactated Ringer's solution (intravenous sugar solution) D5NS dextrose 5% in normal saline (0.9%) (intravenous sugar solution) D5W, D 5 W dextrose 5% in water (intravenous sugar solution) D10W, D 10 W dextrose 10% in water (intravenous sugar solution) da da: give DAW dispense as written (i.e., no generic substitution)

  6. Salicylate poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Intravenous fluids containing dextrose such as dextrose 5% in water (D5W) are recommended to keep a urinary output between 1 and 1.5 millilitres per kilogram per hour. [ 9 ] Sodium bicarbonate is given in a significant aspirin overdose (salicylate level greater than 35 mg/dL 6 hours after ingestion) regardless of the serum pH, as it enhances ...

  7. 5% dextrose - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 8 March 2014, at 14:49 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may ...

  8. Alcohol is not good for us. 5 tips to stay safe(r) if you drink

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    That equals about 12 ounces of regular beer (at 5% alcohol; some light beers have less) or 5 ounces of wine (at 12% alcohol) or 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits (at 40% alcohol or 80 proof ...

  9. Blood sugar level - Wikipedia

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    Glucose homeostasis, when operating normally, restores the blood sugar level to a narrow range of about 4.4 to 6.1 mmol/L (79 to 110 mg/dL) (as measured by a fasting blood glucose test). [10] The global mean fasting plasma blood glucose level in humans is about 5.5 mmol/L (100 mg/dL); [11] [12] however, this level fluctuates throughout the day ...