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Old 01-23-2004, 15:48   #2
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Re: Fluid Therapy

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Originally posted by HFCUIDOC
The vast majority of trauma patients (with the exception of cirrhotic patients or severe alcoholics) are hyperglycemic and should not be given glucose with the resuscitation fluids.
So guys with Cirrhosis tend to be hypoglycemic, how does one ascertain this from someone who is "out of it"? Not sharpshooting, merely interested:

If I help Nancy consume our approx 8000 bottles of red wine, plus her single malt collection, and my Tequila collection, I may very likely fall into that category:

Terry
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