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The client is receiving 150 ml of 5.0% saline intravenously in the next 2 hours. what response should the nurse expect as a result of this therapy?

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Increased BP.The hyper tonic saline will increase osmolarity blood and other extra cellular fluids to remain in tissue/plasma volume and drawing fluid from interstitial space intoplasma volume.Increased BP,decreased edema having more fluid being moved into vascular system
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