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Old 02-06-2020, 11:25   #76
InTheBlack
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ORT FORMULA for oral rehydration

https://rehydrate.org/solutions/packaged.htm

Need to figure the weight of ordinary glucose (L-glucose) vs the anyhdrous specified. And verify dextrose (D-glucose) is equivalent wrt digestion.

2 COLUMN FORMATTING WILL NOT PASTE:

The New Reduced Osmolarity formula for the ORS packet recommended by WHO and UNICEF contains:

Reduced osmolarity ORS


grams
/litre


Reduced osmolarity ORS


mmol/
litre

Sodium chloride


2.6


Sodium


75

Glucose, anhydrous


13.5


Chloride


65

Potassium chloride


1.5


Glucose, anhydrous


75

Trisodium citrate, dihydrate


2.9


Potassium


20


Citrate


10
Total Weight 20.5

Total Osmolarity


245


The above ingredients are to be dissolved in one litre of clean water.

WHO said the new formula would reduce the severity of diarrhoea and vomiting, the number of hospitalisations, the need for costly intravenous fluid treatment and the length of illness. This formula also gives the packets a longer shelf life and is at least as effective in correcting acidosis and reducing stool volume as the old formula. Packets containing sodium bicarbonate are still safe and effective.
How do I make the solution?
SNIP

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