Question

A report on why doctors give a drip of glucose to the patient

Answer 1

glucose is given to pAtient to power them.in case they cannot eat food

Answer 2

Glucose is the purest and simplest form of energy. It requires no digestion,thus uses no energy from the body. It is used when someone is severely injured or is very weak and does not have, or cant spare the energy to digest food. It is administered in a drip directly into the bloodstream via IV.

There are two kinds of glucose drip.

(1)Patients that have had major surgery may not be capable of taking solid food for some time until they recover sufficiently to feed themselves. Therefore, the patient is given a 'glucose drip' via a tube which is inserted into a nostril -and goes directly into their stomach. The drip not only contains glucose - it also contains salts and minerals. It is intended as a 'short term fix' until the patient can feed themselves again.

(2) Patients that have lost a lot of blood from an accident or major surgery - are given an intravenous drip which is intended to replace lost blood until the body can manufacture the lost blood itself.