Assertion: normal saline | /r/HasProperty | a solution of 0.9%
Facets:
value: in medicine
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: In medicine, normal saline is a solution of 0.9% w/v of NaCl, about 300 mOsm/L. Normal saline (NS) is therefore used frequently in intravenous drips (IVs) for patients who cannot take fluids orally and have developed severe dehydration.
text: Normal saline is a solution of 0.9% w/v of NaCl (this nomenclature is confusing - "normal sodium chloride" to a chemist means a concentration of 5.85% w/v, also expressed as 1N NaCl(aq) ).