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  2. Intravenous sugar solution - Wikipedia

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    D5 1/2NS 5% dextrose in half amount of normal saline (0.45% w/v of NaCl). [10] 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).

  3. 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) DC, dc, D/C ...

  4. Diabetic hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Dextrose 5% and 10% come in IV bag and syringe form, and are mainly used in infants and to provide a fluid medium for medications. Dextrose 25% and 50% are heavily necrotic due to their hyperosmolarity, and should only be given through a patent IV line – any infiltration can cause massive tissue necrosis.

  5. Acoramidis - Wikipedia

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    Acoramidis, sold under the brand name Attruby, is a medication used for the treatment of cardiomyopathy. [1] It is a near-complete (>90%) transthyretin stabilizer, developed to mimic the protective properties of the naturally-occurring T119M mutation, [2] [3] to treat transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.

  6. Ringer's lactate solution - Wikipedia

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    Ringer's lactate solution is commonly used for fluid resuscitation after blood loss due to trauma, or surgery. [9] [10]It is extensively used in aggressive volume resuscitation, e.g. for patients with pancreatitis, hemorrhagic shock or major burn injuries. [10]

  7. Median lethal dose - Wikipedia

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    In toxicology, the median lethal dose, LD 50 (abbreviation for "lethal dose, 50%"), LC 50 (lethal concentration, 50%) or LCt 50 is a toxic unit that measures the lethal dose of a given substance. [1] The value of LD 50 for a substance is the dose required to kill half the members of a tested population after a specified test duration.

  8. Racemic mixture - Wikipedia

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    A well known drug that has different effects depending on its ratio of enantiomers is amphetamine. Adderall is an unequal mixture of both amphetamine enantiomers. A single Adderall dose combines the neutral sulfate salts of dextroamphetamine and amphetamine, with the dextro isomer of amphetamine saccharate and D/L-amphetamine aspartate monohydrate.

  9. Gluconic acid - Wikipedia

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    C 6 H 12 O 6 + O 2 → C 6 H 10 O 6 + H 2 O 2 C 6 H 10 O 6 + H 2 O → C 6 H 12 O 7. Variations of glucose (or other carbohydrate-containing substrate) oxidation using fermentation. [4] [5] or noble metal catalysis. [6] [7] Gluconic acid was first prepared by Hlasiwetz and Habermann in 1870 [8] and involved the chemical oxidation of glucose. In ...