So this is what I get infused with during a crisis. Its saline with sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydrochloride and glucose. Or for those playing at home, salt water, baking soda and sugar. The actual compounds consist of:
- 7.3mL 20% NaCl
- 10.0mL 8.4% NaHCO3
- 5% Glucose
in 1 litre of saline. This specific combination is intravenously given at a rate of 3mL/kg/hr. Its supposed to rehydrate the body as (in my case anyway) I get extremely dehydrated during the initial stages of a crisis. It also restores the body's sodium content, theoretically "reversing" the sickling. Typically, if I'm in for a week, and each bag lasts 6 hours, then I'll go through almost 30 litres of fluid a week.
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