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Vocabulary

Having an IV or being on a drip

I had an IV last night because my blood pressure dropped too low.
I was given an IV (Fluids) last night...
I was put on a drip last night...
I got a drip last night...
I was on a drip last night ...
They gave me a drip last night...
I had a drip last night...
My blood pressure dropped too low last night so they put me on a drip.

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Are they grammatical? What would be the best way to say? Are these sentences natural to a native ear? Is there any informal sentences you use? Is the use of "IV or drip" correct in these sentences? what about the verbs?

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Drip (IV)

a method of slowly giving someone liquid medicine or food through a tube into one of their veins, or a piece of equipment for doing this: He was on a drip for three days.

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