Hi,
Firstly Glucose drip is given when the patient is dehydrated.Maintaing electrolyte balace and human immune system is necessary ,thus glucose drip & electrolyte drip are given.
Till the time the patient has not recovered to take atleast liquid thro' mouth, till then Glucose drip is given to provide energy source to cells, so that metabolism is normalised.
=Lahiri,Kolkata.
Answered by Saumitra
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8:41 PM on November 21, 2008