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D5 - the abbreviation for dextrose (glucose) given in a 5 percent normal saline solution. nm

Posted By: Smiley on 2006-01-01
In Reply to: MD says D5, not D50. Is he just slurring? See mssg - jan

Subject: D5 - the abbreviation for dextrose (glucose) given in a 5 percent normal saline solution. nm




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