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  2. Intravenous sugar solution - Wikipedia

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    Side effects may include irritation of the vein in which it is given, high blood sugar, and swelling. [2] [3] Excess use may result in low blood sodium and other electrolyte problems. [2] Intravenous sugar solutions are in the crystalloid family of medications. [4] They come in a number of strengths including 5%, 10%, and 50% dextrose. [2]

  3. Diabetic hypoglycemia - Wikipedia

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    Dextrose 5% and 10% come in IV bag and syringe form, and are mainly used in infants and to provide a fluid medium for medications. Dextrose 25% and 50% are heavily necrotic due to their hyperosmolarity, and should only be given through a patent IV line – any infiltration can cause massive tissue necrosis.

  4. Lycasin - Wikipedia

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    Lycasin's known side effects in adults include bloating, abdominal cramps, intestinal gurgling or rumbling , and flatulence. [4] Some cases of extremely intense intestinal distress have been reported from consuming foods containing Lycasin.

  5. Oral rehydration therapy - Wikipedia

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    Side effects may include vomiting, high blood sodium, or high blood potassium. [1] If vomiting occurs, it is recommended that use be paused for 10 minutes and then gradually restarted. [1] The recommended formulation includes sodium chloride, sodium citrate, potassium chloride, and glucose. [1]

  6. Sweetened beverage - Wikipedia

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    This is especially common in adolescents who consume about 30-50% of the beverages that are on the market. [28] Studies suggest that energy drinks may cause twice as much damage to teeth as sports drinks. Citric acid, found in many sugar sweetened beverages, causes stripping of the enamel. [29]

  7. Placebo - Wikipedia

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    Modern studies find that placebos can affect some outcomes such as pain and nausea, but otherwise do not generally have important clinical effects. [9] Improvements that patients experience after being treated with a placebo can also be due to unrelated factors, such as regression to the mean (a statistical effect where an unusually high or low ...

  8. Fluid replacement - Wikipedia

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    Fluid replacement or fluid resuscitation is the medical practice of replenishing bodily fluid lost through sweating, bleeding, fluid shifts or other pathologic processes. . Fluids can be replaced with oral rehydration therapy (drinking), intravenous therapy, rectally such as with a Murphy drip, or by hypodermoclysis, the direct injection of fluid into the subcutaneous tis

  9. Exenatide - Wikipedia

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    Other serious side effects may include medullary thyroid cancer, angioedema, pancreatitis, and kidney injury. [7] Use in pregnancy and breastfeeding is of unclear safety. [ 9 ] Exenatide is a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 receptor agonist) also known as incretin mimetics . [ 7 ]