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"Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> Dan Abel wrote:
>> In article >,
>> Goomba38 > wrote:
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>>> Kent wrote:
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>>>> I've never heard of an intervenous saline solution with a NaCl
>>>> concentration greater than .9%. Is there such a thing?
>>>>
>>> Yes, but it is very unusual to use those.

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>> I'm pretty sure the bags all said .9%.
>>
>> I don't know what my sodium level was while in the ER, as they didn't
>> tell me the numbers, just that my body chemistry, as measured by my blood
>> chemistry, was all messed up.
>>
>> Two days after the ER, the web page showed my blood test sodium to be 129
>> mEq/L, with normal defined as 133-145 mEq/L. I have no idea how to
>> relate these numbers to the .9%. I would be interested if you know.
>>

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Goomba38, know we know you're a doctor! We know! Now we'll start asking you
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