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What % saline solution is used as an IV in hospitals?


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0.9% saline is used in hospitals and is called normal saline. 0.45 and
0.2% are used to a lesser degree.

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Dr. Rupnik

The percentage is the same as that in the human bloodstream which is 0.9% saline (actually 0.86% rounded)

Van Hoeck


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