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Glucose Infusion Rate (GIR, mg/kg/min)

Calculate the glucose infusion rate GIR (mg/kg/min) for neonatal/pediatric IV nutrition. GIR = (mL/h × Dextrose%) / (Weight kg × 6). Supports D5–D50. Targets: 4–6 for term neonates; < 4 hypoglycemia risk; > 12 hyperglycemia risk. Weight in kg or g. Derived from Adamkin 2009, ASPEN 2013, MDCalc, and Singhal 2018. Not medical advice.

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Quick start

Call this tool from your code in three languages.

cURL

curl -X POST 'http://127.0.0.1:3003/en/api/tools/glucose-infusion-rate' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"weight":3,"weightUnit":"kg","dextrosePercent":"10","infusionRate":18,"decimalPlaces":1}'

API reference

Send a POST request with your inputs as JSON. File parameters require a separate upload first.

Endpoint

HTTP

POST http://127.0.0.1:3003/en/api/tools/glucose-infusion-rate

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
weight	number	Yes	Patient body weight, in the unit selected below.
weightUnit	select	Yes	—
dextrosePercent	select	Yes	—
infusionRate	number	Yes	Dextrose infusion rate in mL/h.
decimalPlaces	number	No	—

MCP integration

Add this tool to your Model Context Protocol server so AI agents can list and call it.

Server configuration

Add this block to your MCP client configuration:

mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "elysiatools-glucose-infusion-rate": {
      "name": "glucose-infusion-rate",
      "description": "Calculate the glucose infusion rate GIR (mg/kg/min) for neonatal/pediatric IV nutrition. GIR = (mL/h × Dextrose%) / (Weight kg × 6). Supports D5–D50. Targets: 4–6 for term neonates; < 4 hypoglycemia risk; > 12 hyperglycemia risk. Weight in kg or g. Derived from Adamkin 2009, ASPEN 2013, MDCalc, and Singhal 2018. Not medical advice.",
      "baseUrl": "http://127.0.0.1:3003/mcp/sse?toolId=glucose-infusion-rate",
      "command": "",
      "args": [],
      "env": {},
      "isActive": true,
      "type": "sse"
    }
  }
}

List available tools

After connecting to the SSE endpoint, list the exposed tools:

tools/list

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/list"
}

Call this tool

Invoke the tool by its id, passing arguments built from its parameters:

tools/call

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 2,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "glucose-infusion-rate",
    "arguments": {
  "weight": 3,
  "weightUnit": "kg",
  "dextrosePercent": "10",
  "infusionRate": 18,
  "decimalPlaces": 1
}
  }
}

Chain multiple tools in one session with a comma-separated toolId list, e.g. /mcp/sse?toolId=png-to-webp,jpg-to-webp,gif-to-webp (max 20).

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