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Posted On : 07 Sep 2025

How to calculate hypoglycemic drip in an 8-day-old full-term baby?

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David Jasper

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based of birth weight though
but then 4mls/ kg stat
then 6 to 8mg/kg /min of IV 10% DW

for drip rate you'll do constant for bw × bw × 24×60 and all divide by 100 which will give you the mls per 24hrs
then to get drop rate, divide the answer by 24

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Amna Sowelih

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glucose conc *infusion rate mg/kg/minutes*10/100

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Yash Jain

6

if asymptomatic hypoglycemia then can keep GIR 4-8 mg/kg/min
if symptomatic hypoglycemia GIR can increase GIR to 12 mg/kg/min

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6-8mg/kg/min

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mitul jivani

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calcute glucose infusion rate
normally 4 to 8 mg/kg/min we give dextrose

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The formula to calculate the Glucose Infusion Rate (GIR) is (V x C) / 144
where V = infusion rate of IV fluid in mL/kg/day.
C = Concentration of Dextrose in the IV fluid in percent.
This formula gives the GIR in mg/kg/min.
According to the baby`s blood Glucose readings, either the IV infusion rate (V) or the concentration of Dextrose (C) can be changed, and the corresponding GIR can be calculated. The usual GIR requirement for a normal baby is 4 - 6 mg/kg/min.

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