Chemicals and Drugs

Hypertonic Saline Solution

Hypertonic sodium chloride solution. A solution having an osmotic pressure greater than that of physiologic salt solution (0.9 g NaCl in 100 ml purified water).

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Abstract

Hypertonic sodium chloride solution. A solution having an osmotic pressure greater than that of physiologic salt solution (0.9 g NaCl in 100 ml purified water).

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  • Hypertonic Saline Solutions
  • Hypertonic Solution, Saline
  • Hypertonic Solutions, Saline
  • Saline Solution, Hypertonic
  • Saline Solutions, Hypertonic
  • Sodium Chloride Solution, Hypertonic
  • Sodium Chloride Solutions, Hypertonic
  • Saline Hypertonic Solution
  • Saline Hypertonic Solutions
  • Solution, Hypertonic Saline
  • Solution, Saline Hypertonic
  • Solutions, Hypertonic Saline
  • Solutions, Saline Hypertonic

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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Indexing Annotation

usually NIM with no qualifiers

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History Note

90(75); was see under SODIUM CHLORIDE 1975-89

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Previous Indexing

  • Hypertonic Solutions (1966-1974)
  • Sodium Chloride (1966-1974)

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WB 354

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hypertonic Saline Solution. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012462. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012462
  2. Hypertonic Saline Solution. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29898399