A Patient Was Severely Dehydrated,losing a Large Amount of Fluid

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient was severely dehydrated,losing a large amount of fluid.The patient was given intravenous fluids of normal saline.Normal saline is ________ to your blood cells and is about __________ NaCl.

• A) isotonic;9%
• B) isotonic;0.9%
• C) hypertonic;9%
• D) hypotonic;0.9%
• E) hypotonic;9%

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