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Why only normal saline be used in blood transfusion?
Normal saline is the same as our body which is 0.9% saline. Serious side effects can occur if it did not have the same salt content as our body and in blood transfusions the red blood cells could burst open resulting in a very ill patient and even death. Saline is know as sodium chloride or symbolized as NaCl.
Why do you use saline water when preparing a plate with blood agar?
TONICITY
Why Would Saline solution help someone going into shock because of blood loss?
It is a very quick way to increase blood volume.
Why red blood cells are suspended in saline solution but not in pure water?
answer lies within "specific gravity".
What happens when blood cells are placed in a physiological saline solution?
Due to the procdess of osmosis, ion concentrations of higher salinity (NaCl) will tend to flow through permeable membranes (the blood cell wall) to areas of lower salinity. The blood cells salinity concentration will increase until relative equilibrium is reached with the surrounding solution.
What percent of saline will blood cause the solution to become red?
0.35% saline
Normal saline is 0.9 percent what would happen to the red blood cells of a patient who was teated with 0 percent saline what about 10 percent saline?
Normal Saline 0.9% is called an isotonic solution. A 0.0% saline solution is called a hypotonic solution. A solution of this concentration would cause water to diffuse into the red blood cells and cause them to burst open. A 10% saline solution is called a hypertonic solution. A solution of this concentration would cause water to diffuse out of the red blood cells, making them shrivel up and shrink.
What appearance will red blood cells have when they are placed in 90 percent NaCI?
9% NaCl is a hypertonic saline solution. Red blood cells will appear to shrink as they lose water out of the cell membrane and into the saline solution.
What happens to a red blood cell put in 0.9 saline?
the RBC gets swel up and it bursts
Why should you not inject a patient with 10 percent saline solution?
Because saline, often called salt, contains a lot of sodium. Sodium is very bad for you because it increases your blood pressure. When your blood pressure increases, your arteries and organs can be harmed.
To what body fluid is saline isotonic?
0.9% saline is isotonic to blood.
What happens when polymorphs percent in blood is more then normal?
fever
Could Saline through iv elevate blood alcohol level?
Saline solution cannot increase blood alcohol level.
What is the tonicity of normal saline compared to your blood?
What is the tonicity of you blood
Why use NS with blood transfusions?
normal saline is compatible to blood
What appearance will red blood cells have when they are placed in 9.0 percent NaCl?
Since a 9% saline solution is hypertonic as compared to the cell, it would crenate (crush or shrink).
What appearance will red blood cells have when they are placed in 9 percent NaCl?
Since a 9% saline solution is hypertonic as compared to the cell, it would crenate (crush or shrink).
