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At Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, the emergency room staff determined her blood sugar was low and gave her a dose of dextrose, which revived her.
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Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
Glucose is called dextrose; fructose is also called levulose.
—Caitlin Granfield, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Sterile water for wound irrigation, sodium chloride for IV fluids, and dextrose for blood sugar stabilization are also facing supply shortages.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2023
The list included various vitamins and supplements, dextrose, coconut water or meat, duck egg soup, jujube fruit, milk, honey, energy drinks and even human breastmilk.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2023
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Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2024
Glucose is called dextrose; fructose is also called levulose.
—Caitlin Granfield, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Sterile water for wound irrigation, sodium chloride for IV fluids, and dextrose for blood sugar stabilization are also facing supply shortages.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2023
The list included various vitamins and supplements, dextrose, coconut water or meat, duck egg soup, jujube fruit, milk, honey, energy drinks and even human breastmilk.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2023
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“Dextrose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dextrose. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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dextrose
noun
dex·trose
ˈdek-ˌstrōs 
: the naturally occurring form of glucose found in plants, fruits, and blood
Medical Definition
dextrose
noun
dex·trose
ˈdek-ˌstrōs, -ˌstrōz
: dextrorotatory glucose
called also grape sugar
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