Reconsitution of Glucagon

[Dustdevil]

Sounds like that hurts! :shock:

Good thing they're unconscious!

[firefighter523]

Well, the quote said that hydrofloric acid may be added to the glucagon, I think that my lower the ph in any fluid wether it be NS or water. Some people still use NS for reconsitution.

[JPINFV]

Anytime you add free hydrogen to a solution you decrease the pH of the solution and increase the pOH. For strong acids (including hydrofluoric acid, HF), you simply take the -log(base 10) of the concentration of hydrogen molecules in terms of molarity (which is, technically, the (mass of hydrogen in grams/1)/(volume of mixture in liters).

Now water is better (at least chemically speaking) then saline for this because NaCl disassociates into Na+ and Cl-. The chloride ions will take up some of the hydrogen and neutralize it, forcing you to add more acid. When using NaCl, it's all about using the right proportions.