normal saline
Intravenous salt solution
Normal saline is a solution of salt in water at the same concentration found in human blood—about 0.9% sodium chloride.
It's the standard fluid for intravenous hydration, wound irrigation, and diluting medications.
The "normal" refers to physiological compatibility, not chemical normality: The nurse hung a bag of normal saline.
Vein-delivered medication method
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- catheterInserted medical drainage tube
- veinVessel toward heart
bloodstream · central line · IV bag · IV pole · flow rate · bolus · cannula · piggyback
Chemical formula for salt
- sodium chlorideNaCl compound
- tonicityOsmotic pressure difference
- physiologicalOf body functions
- equilibriumState of balance
homeostasis · membrane · electrolyte balance · body fluid · concentration
Free from microorganisms
- preservative-freeWithout decay-preventing chemicals
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- compoundingElements merging progressively
- pharmacyMedicinal dispensary
ampule · vial · IV bag · single-use · bacteriostatic · expiration date · storage · room temperature
IV
Vein-delivered medication method
vein · bloodstream · central line · IV bag · IV pole · flow rate · bolus · cannula · piggyback · IV tubing
NaCl
Chemical formula for salt
- sodium chlorideNaCl compound
- tonicityOsmotic pressure difference
- physiologicalOf body functions
equilibrium · homeostasis · membrane · electrolyte balance · body fluid · concentration
sterile
Free from microorganisms
- preservative-freeWithout decay-preventing chemicals
- pharmaceuticalManufactured medicinal compound
- compoundingElements merging progressively
pharmacy · ampule · vial · IV bag · single-use · bacteriostatic · expiration date · storage · room temperature · manufacturer
- hydrationhydrated, water, drinking water, dehydrated, thirsty
- saline productsIV drip, IV bag, brine, salt water, wound wash
- saline solutionsnasal spray, wound wash
- IV fluidscrystalloids, crystalloid
- blood substitutesblood substitute, synthetic blood
- tracheostomystoma, suctioning, decannulation, speaking valve, flange
normal salinedistilled water
Liquid stripped of minerals
plain water · sterile water · albumin · tap water · whole blood
normal salinetap water
Plumbed household drinking source
drinking water · seawater · pond water · contaminated water · well water
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