Size | Water for Injection or Ringers Lactate or Normal Saline (4 parts) |
50% Dextrose (1 part) |
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5 ml syringe | 4mls | 1ml |
10 ml syringe | 8mls | 2mls |
20 ml syringe | 16mls | 4mls |
50 ml syringe | 40mls | 10mls |
100 ml burette | 80mls | 20mls |
200 ml bag | 160mls | 40mls |
Empty fluid out of a litre bag of IV normal saline until there is only 200mls left (4 parts) and then add 50mls of 50% dextrose (1 part) to make up 250mls of a 10% dextrose solution.
250mls in a litre bag | 200mls of normal saline RL solution |
50mls of 50% glucose |
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After a bolus of glucose a plan must be made to continue providing a glucose supply as: