Chapter 8, Problem 8.21PP

Summary Introduction

To determine:

How many moles of ${\text{Na}}^{+}$ were given to the patients, if he receives exactly $\text{500mL}$ of the sodium chloride intravenous (IV) fluid.

Introduction:

Milliequivalent is the amount of solute in milligram, which is equal to $1/1000$ of its gram equivalent weight. Under normal conditions blood plasma contains $154\text{mEq}$ of cations and an equal number of anions.