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Medesa

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A 3 NaCl solution is referred to as:
 
  a. hypertonic.
  b. hypotonic.
  c. isotonic.
  d. normotonic.

Question 2

Which of the following is an isotonic solution?
 
  a. 0.09 NaCl
  b. 0.90 NaCl
  c. 9.00 NaCl
  d. 19.0 NaCl



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Those solutions with more tonicity are hypertonic, and those solutions with less tonicity are hy-potonic.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Average body cellular fluid has a tonicity equal to a 0.9 solution of sodium chloride (NaCl; sometimes referred to as physiologic saline). Solutions with similar tonicity are called isotonic.



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