To determine: The effect of using 10 percent salt solution to relieve nasal congestion in infants on the cells that line the nasal cavity.
Introduction: The process of movement of molecules or solutions from the region of higher concentration to the region of lower concentration gradient across the semi permeable membrane is known as osmosis. The effects of the solutions on the cell are often referred to tonicity. Tonicity may produce any one of the effects, namely isotonic, hypertonic, or hypotonic solution.
To determine: Whether the treatment is effective or not.
Introduction: A hypertonic solution causes the osmotic movement of solutes out of the cell and this leads to dehydration, thereby causing cell shrinking.
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