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1. I was hooked up to an IV (a drip) ...
2. I was given a drip because my blood pressure dropped too low.
3. I was on a drip yesterday because my blood pressure dropped too low.
4. They put me on a drip because my blood pressure dropped too low.
5. I was given an IV (IV fluids, IV potassium, IV antibiotic) last night because my blood pressure dropped too low.(mostly a technical term).
6. They put me on an IV...
7. I was on an IV drip ...
8. I had a drip last night...
9. I had an IV last night because my blood pressure dropped too low.
10. I was put on a drip last night...
11. My blood pressure dropped too low last night so they put me on a drip.
Approved by English Native Speakers on:
http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postsm588510_Having-an-IV-or-being-on-a-drip.aspx#588510
https://www.englishforums.com/English/HavingAnIvOrBeingOnADrip/bhhwgx/post.htm
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/202946/having-an-iv-or-being-on-a-drip
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2910301&p=14712665#post14712665
Some Online Dictionaries:
The patient was hooked up to an IV
http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/IV
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http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/drip_2
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He was on a drip for three days.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/drip
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