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  1. You have a patient who is severely dehydrated and you need torehydrate them intravenously. Which of the following solutions doyou choose and why? For each solution describe why or why not youwould choose it.

  • Distilled H20

  • 0.9% saline

  • 5.0% saline

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09 saline normal saline is isotonic meaning has the same concentration of sodium and other solutes as your body fluids Water is hypotonic meaning concentration of dissolved solutes is less than that of your body fluid    See Answer
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