Question

A patient suffering from deficiency of sodium, was given intravenous 1 L of 0.9%(w/v) sodium chloride (normal saline) solution. The amount of sodium chloride needed to prepare this 1 lit of solution is ‘x’ g. Find ‘x’. Sarika dissolved this ‘x’ g of sodium chloride in 1 L of water to prepare the normal saline solution in the school laboratory, but her teacher said that she has made a mistake. Can you identify what mistake has been done by Sarika?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Sarika dissolved this ‘x’ g of sodium chloride in 1 L of water to prepare the normal saline solution in the school laboratory,

Answer 2

Answer:

In hyponatremia, the level of sodium in blood is too low. A low sodium level has many causes, including consumption of too many fluids, kidney failure, heart failure, cirrhosis, and use of diuretics. Symptoms result from brain dysfunction.