A dehydrated patient needs a saline solution IV in order to be rehydrated. Unfortunately the hospital is poorly stocked with saline solutions. The nurse was asked by the doctor to mix up 1 L of a 0.45% saline solution using NaCl and distilled water. How would she do this? What is the osmolarity of this solution?
What will be an ideal response?
4.5 g NaCl into 950 mL of distilled water.
Adjust the pH if necessary to 7.4, then add more distilled water, up to 1000 mL.
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