| Rivers' cocktail | An intravenous slow injection of from 1000 to 2000 ml of 10% dextrose in isotonic saline to which thiamine hydrochloride and 25 units of insulin are added; used in acute alcoholism. Synonym: Philadelphia cocktail. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Rivers, William | <person> English physician, 1864-1922. See: Rivers' cocktail. (05 Mar 2000) |