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The plasma and other fluids in our bodies are not plain water but have a certain amount of salts and other ions in them. Using plain water would cause the water in the body to leave it. Water always moves towards areas where there is a lower water amount. A patient would become dehydrated. So normal saline is used. This has the same ions in as the body has.
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Is fluoride used in British tap water?
No flouride is not used in British tap water?
Why is tap water being used as a test substance?
Why is tap water being used as a test substance
Is tap a pure substance?
Tap water is a mixture of water (H2O) and minerals used to purify it.
How is dialysis membrane selectively permeable?
a dialysis membrane is selectively permeable, it is used in experiments to simulate cellular membranes, and it is permeable to water but not to sucrose.
Why tap water is used for smear washing in staining?
Tap water is used to wash the excess stain from a slide prepared from a smear. You can use tap water instead of distilled water because you aren't worried about a precipitate forming and tap water is much cheaper than distilled.
Why is distilled water used for laboratory experiments in preference to tap water?
Tap water often has additives, distilled water is justwater
What treatment is used for people who have kidneys that no longer can filter waste from the blood?
Dialysis is.
Why do dialysis clinics need purified water?
The water used in a dialysis treatment must be purified to keep contaminants such as arsenic, aluminum, chlorine, and countless others from coming in contact with the patient, which could injure or kill them in practically no time at all (depending on the actual contaminant and the amount of it). A dialysis patient also comes in contact with more water than the average person, and no orally, but directly with their blood. The purified water used in the treatment is used to make the dialysate used in the treatment. Water is treated to well below EPA standards to meet AAMI standards for dialysis.
Why were the swabs soaked in distilled water rather than tap water?
Distilled water means purified and clean. It is used to instead of tap water because in tap water there can be dirt and particles that can be a contaminating if put on a swab and used in the human body.
Can Enemas use tap water?
Tap water is commonly used for adults but should not be used for infants because of the danger of electrolyte imbalance
Why is distilled water used for many laboratory experiments in preference to tap water?
Tap water often has additives, distilled water is justwater
What is pH of tap water?
I used a PH meter in my Biochemistry lab to measure the PH of tap water which came out to be 7.9. My tests show that the pH of tap water is 8.2
