Concentration of Sodium in Different Saline Solutions
What is the sodium concentration level in Isotonic Saline, Hypotonic Saline, and Hypertonic Saline compared to normal blood?
Choose higher, lower, or equal for each type of solution:
Hypotonic Saline: Lower
Hypertonic Saline: Higher
Answer:
Isotonic Saline has equal sodium concentration as normal blood, Hypotonic Saline has lower sodium concentration, and Hypertonic Saline has higher sodium concentration.
Explanation:
Isotonic Saline has the same concentration of sodium as normal blood sodium concentration. Therefore, the concentration of sodium is equal to normal.
Hypotonic Saline has a lower concentration of sodium compared to normal blood sodium concentration. Therefore, the concentration of sodium is lower than normal.
Hypertonic Saline has a higher concentration of sodium compared to normal blood sodium concentration. Therefore, the concentration of sodium is higher than normal.