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26th February 2024
A 30-year-old woman admitted to the ward for a hysteroscopic endometrial ablation suddenly develops tremors, confusion and profuse sweating.
A 30-year-old woman admitted to the ward for a hysteroscopic endometrial ablation suddenly develops tremors, confusion and profuse sweating. An A-E assessment is performed which shows a capillary blood glucose level of 3.0mmol/L.
A prescription for IV dextrose is written. It is estimated that she will receive 40g of glucose within 200ml of the solution in the next 4 hours.
What is the strength (%) of glucose the patient will receive?
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