The dropper helps in the dosage of a medication.
The dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ) recognizes two meanings of dripper . In both cases, the definitions are constructed through the meaning of other words or expressions.
It is important to mention that the two meanings of the concept expressed by the RAE are related. A dropper can be the device known as a dropper or the utensil also called a dropper .
intravenous administration
The dropper or drop by drop is a mechanism that allows the application of the method called, precisely, drop by drop. This medical practice consists of the slow administration of plasma , serum or medication intravenously .
An intravenous or intravenous therapy involves injecting a liquid into a vein directly through a catheter or needle inserted into the blood vessel. Thus, the substance in question immediately enters the blood .
The drop-by-drop method allows for continuous delivery. With the channeling provided by the dropper, the liquid passes little by little into the bloodstream.
The dropper is also known as a dropper.
The dropper as a utensil
The utensil used to pour small amounts of a liquid (that is, drops ) is called a dropper or dropper. Usually it is a tube with a small opening at the bottom and a thimble or rubber knob at the top: when you squeeze the knob, the air causes the liquid that entered the tube to come out through the hole.
Similar to a pipette , the dropper usually has markings on the tube that function as graduations. In this way it is possible to know how much liquid is supplied by drip.
The dropper itself (the tube with the bulb) is usually associated with a bottle or container that contains the substance to be dosed. The tube and bottle assembly is also called a dropper.
Dosage of a medication
Droppers are very important for dosing a medication . Suppose a doctor tells a patient to take 6 milliliters of a drug daily. This remedy is sold with a dropper so that the person knows precisely how much liquid they ingest in each dose.
In this way, the subject who has to take the 6 ml must use the dropper and fill the tube with that amount. Once this is done, you can drink the remedy in drops. Without the dropper, this dosage would be very complicated and probably inaccurate.
It should be noted that the dropper can also be used to give milk to newborn babies or any type of liquid to individuals who have difficulty swallowing, for example.
Dropper in computing
It is interesting to note that, in the field of computing , the drawing of an eyedropper is often used as an icon for the tool that allows color to be extracted from an image . Different image editors use this symbol which, when selected, replaces the mouse cursor for choosing the pixel whose color is intended to be captured.
By choosing the dropper, you can click on a specific pixel of an image. The software is able to recognize its color and store it for use.