Biology 2e
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Chapter 41, Problem 4RQ
When a dehydrated human patient needs to be given fluids intravenously, he or she is given:
- water, which is hypotonic with respect to body fluids
- saline at a concentration that is isotonic with respect to body fluids
- glucose because it is a non-electrolyte
- blood
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When a dehydrated human patient needs to be given fluids intravenously, he or she is given: a. water, which is hypotonic with respect to body fluids b. saline at a concentration that is isotonic with respect to body fluids c. glucose because it is a non-electrolyte d. blood
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Chapter 41 Solutions
Biology 2e
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