50% Dextrose (D50)
50% dextrose solution (D50W) typically comes as a 50 cc pre-filled syringe containing 25 grams of dextrose. As a cardiac anesthesiologist and intensivist, I most commonly administer D50W to treat profound hypoglycemia or in conjunction with insulin to induce an intracellular shift of potassium in patients with hyperkalemia. Fortunately, these…