white anglo-saxon protestant. this usually refers to affluent people in the new england area, but also whites of old money in other areas throughout the country. Jenny's comfortable lifestyle of prep schools, homes in nantucket and westchester, and long-line of descendants from the same area made people label her a wasp. The Urban Dictionary Mug.
PRECAUTIONS. To avoid undesirable reactions that may follow rapid intravenous administration of calcium gluconate, the drug should be given slowly, e.g., approximately 1.5 mL over a period of one minute.
If Tetany returns after 6 hours (3 grams calcium gluconate given) start continuous infusion [5-10g of calcium gluconate /1000 ml D5W infused at rate to prevent tetany-usually 30 to 100 ml/hr]. Make sure magnesium levels are corrected first - patients with hypocalcemia and hypomagnesemia will not respond to calcium replacement. Alternative therapy: give 0.3 to 2 mg elemental calcium/kg/hour as a continuous infusion. Asymptomatic patient: 1 gram calcium gluconate IV q6-12h with careful monitoring of Ca++ levels.