3.4 kcal per gram of dextrose.
Dextrose is Glucose and Saline is sodium chloride.
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.91 saline is normal saline which is isotonic. 5% dextrose is also isotonic. so the combination is still isotonic
There's 375 calories in 100 g of dextrose (that's 1575 KJ's).
it is 1/5 saline
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NS is normal saline and DNS is dextrose normal saline...
Hypertonic dextrose solution
560mosmol/L
Dilatin
hyper
Yes, but it has 39 mEq/L of Na and Cl and always contains 5% dextrose for osmolality reasons.. No, you can not. By definition NORMAL saline is a 0.9% sodium chloride solution. Any other concentration is simply not normal. You can infuse 0.25% saline, either with or without dextrose if you desire. Osmolarity is a concern without dextrose, but is clinically warranted in rare situations.