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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. Hypernatremia - Wikipedia

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    Hypernatremia due to diabetes insipidus as a result of a brain disorder, may be treated with the medication desmopressin. [1] If the diabetes insipidus is due to kidney problems the medication causing the problem may need to be stopped or the underlying electrolyte disturbance corrected. [1] [7] Hypernatremia affects 0.3–1% of people in ...

  4. 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)

  5. Volume expander - Wikipedia

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    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

  6. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion

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    There are nine supplemental features: 1) a low BUN; 2) a low uric acid; 3) a normal creatinine; 4) failure to correct hyponatremia with IV normal saline; 5) successful correction of hyponatremia with fluid restriction; 6) a fractional sodium excretion >1%; 7) a fractional urea excretion >55%; 8) an abnormal water load test; and 9) an elevated ...

  7. List of medical abbreviations: D - Wikipedia

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    5% dextrose: D25: 25% dextrose injections D4T: stavudine: D5W: 5% dextrose in water - IV fluids for intravenous therapy: d: day(s) DA: dopamine: DAEC: diffusely adherent Escherichia coli: DAF: decay accelerating factor: DAI: diffuse axonal injury: DALY: disability-adjusted life year: DAPT: dual anti-platelet therapy: DBE: Double-balloon ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Parenteral nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Incorrect dosage can lead to many adverse, hard-to-guess effects, such as death, and varying degrees of deformation or other developmental problems. [ 39 ] It is recommended that parenteral nutrition administration begins after a period of natural nutrition so doctors can properly calculate the nutritional needs of the fetus .