While that would still be the digestive tract, I would also like to say that liquid absorption works from both ends equally well. In theory you can never drink from your mouth and still be perfectly hydrated ;)
To be sure, the Murphy drip was used extensively in WW1. Kinda makes you wonder what those fucking WW2 coconut iv guys were doing when you had perfectly fine access from the bottom that could take boiled water full of pyrogens just fine. And if you’re in enough of a volume depleted state where a Murphy drip can’t help due to vasoconstriction then all that potassium from a volume infusion of coconut ivs is gonna kill ya anyway.
I work in hospice and Macy catheters have been incredibly helpful for symptom management in homes when patients need extra support and we’re trying to avoid moving to inpatient.
Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
While that would still be the digestive tract, I would also like to say that liquid absorption works from both ends equally well. In theory you can never drink from your mouth and still be perfectly hydrated ;)
roguetrick@lemmy.world 2 months ago
To be sure, the Murphy drip was used extensively in WW1. Kinda makes you wonder what those fucking WW2 coconut iv guys were doing when you had perfectly fine access from the bottom that could take boiled water full of pyrogens just fine. And if you’re in enough of a volume depleted state where a Murphy drip can’t help due to vasoconstriction then all that potassium from a volume infusion of coconut ivs is gonna kill ya anyway.
Duranie@literature.cafe 2 months ago
I work in hospice and Macy catheters have been incredibly helpful for symptom management in homes when patients need extra support and we’re trying to avoid moving to inpatient.