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ereecah

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Mrs. MG received D5W in 1/4 NS at 100 cc/hr. How many grams of glucose and how many calories would that provide per day?

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Answer to Question 1

100 cc/h x 24h = 2400 cc of D5W per day
2400 x 5 = 120 g of glucose
120 x 3.4 kcals per g = 408 kcals

Answer to Question 2

Depressed hgb and hct indicate an anemia but do not give any indication of what kind or the cause. A small MCV indicates either an iron deficiency or B6 anemia.




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Reply 2 on: Aug 2, 2018
Excellent


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
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