A 43-year-old patient (weighing 50kg) is admitted to hospita…
A 43-year-old patient (weighing 50kg) is admitted to hospital with diarrhoea and dehydration and requires fluid and electrolyte replacement. He is prescribed Dioralyte at a dose of 20ml/kg/day. Prior to administration, each Dioralyte sachet is mixed with 200mL of water. The resulting solution contains the following: Glucose – 3.56g Sodium chloride – 0.47g Potassium chloride – 0.30g Disodium hydrogen citrate – 0.53g How many millimoles of sodium chloride will the patient consume over the first 24 hours of treatment? Give your answer to ONE (1) decimal place. Molecular weight of sodium chloride = 58.5
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Blood-borne cancerous cells have recently spread from a woman’s primary pancreas tumor to her bones. Which components of the woman’s immune system are likely to be directly involved in the attempt to eradicate the potential metastasis? Select all that apply.
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