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Sodium gluconate is a compound with formula NaC 6 H 11 O 7. [2] It is the sodium salt of gluconic acid.Its E number is E576. This white, water-soluble powder has a wide range of applications across industries.
The lethal dose of table salt is roughly 0.5–1 gram per kilogram of body weight. [1] In medicine, salt poisoning is most frequently encountered in children or infants [2] [3] who may be made to consume excessive amounts of table salt. At least one instance of murder of a hospitalized child by salt poisoning has been reported. [4]
Iron is available over the counter as a single entity supplement in an iron salt form or in combination with vitamin supplements and is commonly used in the treatment of anemias. [1] [2] Overdoses on iron can be categorized as unintentional ingestion which is predominantly associated with children or intentional ingestion involving suicide ...
UK: The Food Standards Agency defines the level of salt in foods as follows: "High is more than 1.5 g salt per 100 g (or 0.6 g sodium). Low is 0.3 g salt or less per 100 g (or 0.1 g sodium). If the amount of salt per 100 g is in between these figures, then that is a medium level of salt."
It involves drinking water with modest amounts of sugar and salts, specifically sodium and potassium. [1] Oral rehydration therapy can also be given by a nasogastric tube. [1] Therapy can include the use of zinc supplements to reduce the duration of diarrhea in infants and children under the age of 5. [1]
Sodium stibogluconate is in the pentavalent antimonials class of medication. [5] Sodium stibogluconate has been studied as early as 1937 and has been in medical use since the 1940s. [8] [9] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [10] In the United States, it is available from the Centers for Disease Control. [3]
Like other complexing agents in the aminopolycarboxylic acid class, trisodium N-(1-carboxylatoethyl)iminodiacetate (α-ADA) finds due to its ability to form stable chelate complexes with polyvalent ions (in particular the water hardening agents Ca 2+ and Mg 2+, as well as transition and heavy metal ions such as Fe 3+, Mn 2+, Cu 2+, etc.) use in ...
Iron preparation is the formulation for iron supplements indicated in prophylaxis and treatment of iron-deficiency anemia. Examples of iron preparation include ferrous sulfate, ferrous gluconate, and ferrous fumarate. It can be administered orally, and by intravenous injection, or intramuscular injection. [1] Early Iron Supplement for Anemia