why should a patient be given a drip of glucose?

Answer 1

A glucose intravenous solution will boost the energy system of a person. Glucose is the most predominant monosaccharide in our body and one of the sources of energy. So when the body needs glucose in cases where there is low blood glucose levels (hypoglycemia, severe hunger, etc) , then a drip (intravenous) is given rather than an oral dose, because it goes directly into the blood stream and boosts rapidly the body's system.

Answer 2

Glucose Iv Drip

Answer 3

As others have asked, from what? A patient with a broken leg is going to take 6-8 weeks or longer to fully recover with or without a glucose drip. A cancer patient may take longer. Someone suffering from low blood sugar is going to feel the effects immediately from a glucose drip. An diabetic may be adversely affected by added glusose (which is why it's important to have some form of medical alert).

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why should a patient be given a drip of glucose?

Answer 6

The person must be nothing by mouth so nothing is taken in to stabilize the sugars, or the patient is not eating enough to support the demands of a low glucose when the body is producing too much insulin in the blood stream causing a hypoglycemic state.

Answer 7

If the patient is comatose, or for other reasons unable to eat, giving them a glucose drip keeps them hydrated (the fluid) and also gives them a basic food source that the body needs for energy.

Answer 8

our body is 70% water divided into three interacting ''zones''=cellular35%,exracellular 30% and space in the blood vesels.5% approx.when you loose fluid by perspiration,vomitting from mouth or diarrhoea from behind you lose this balance.body can compensate to some extent 20% loss but beyond 15 % too we need intravenous replacements of the fluids with H+ and Chlorine- if vomiting and add K+ if diarrhoea.Glucose is only 5% that gives 50 into 4 =200 calories only per liter glucose given.That is not for real energy.once vomitting is controled you take calorie diet fluids juices which have K+ tomato and pomegranate oranges....that and rice gruel for some which restores balance and weakness after water loss is compensated.example in burns you have to give 3 to 4 ml per kg per % of burns that comes to 6 to 9 liters in some ..same for severe cholera or stools loss of water.one bottlle of 500 ml ''glucose ''is never needed as is one blood unit !!controll vomit by medicines inj or mouth dissolving tabs and give fluid and food by mouth..you know our govt advts of ORS and cereal gruel.for operations of stomach where one cannot give from mouth one needs par enteral nutrition by central vein after 5 or 6 days of ''routine''glucose as one may loose body ess protiens then.

Answer 9

for treatment of hyperkalemia- patients may be given a glucose + insulin drip to drive the potassium intracellularly.

Answer 10

glucose will help to supplement the body.. cause some components in our body needs sugar to keep it going..