hypotonic


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(of living tissue) lacking normal tone or tension

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(of a solution) having a lower osmotic pressure than a comparison solution

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Sol samples (n =7, 15-20 cm) were collected from Head Tounsa (river Indus) and their gill tissues were removed, torn apart and left in hypotonic solution, fixed and spread over a glass slide, stained with aceto-orcein and studied under microscope (100 X).
It is important to check for hyponatraemia in these patients and to avoid using large intravenous volumes of hypotonic fluid.
Maternal hydration with hypotonic solution (water) causes osmotic changes, which relates to parallel decrease in foetal osmolarity, increase in fetal urine flow and formation of amniotic fluid.
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We report a case of rapidly developing iatrogenic acute hyponatremia in a child after an improper hypotonic fluid infusion to compensate for inadequate fluid intake secondary to post-tonsillectomy pain and difficulty swallowing.
Record the initial mass of the slices before placing one slice in a hypotonic solution (0% NaCl), one slice in a hypertonic solution (5% NaCl), and the third slice in an isotonic solution (0.9% NaCl).
The only time a person is given a salty drink is when he is "hypotonic or losing electrolytes."
Of particular note is the extent to which many manufacturers are developing products with increasingly specific uses; for example, isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic drinks all designed for post-exercise consumption but with varying levels of carbohydrate depending on the athlete's individual requirements.
Few people can, without recourse to a computer, differentiate between hypotonic, hypertonic and isotonic drinks.
It was found that carnitine, as well as short-chain, medium-chain and long-chain acylcarnitines remain in red blood cells at average percentages of 19.3, 34, 34, and 32%, respectively, in a complete hypotonic solution.
The alterations in the foot's architecture represent a direct consequence of a ligament hyper laxity, as well as of a hypotonic state, especially of the plant's muscularity.
Four pediatric deaths due to acute hyponatremia associated with intravenous (IV) administration of hypotonic solutions, three in a postsurgical setting and the other in a medical setting were voluntarily reported (two to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada [ISMP Canada] and two to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices [ISMP] in the United States).
Only two studies focusing on performance have included hypotonic drinks, and the issue of their efficacy is still unresolved.
According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development [NICHD] (4), IDS have hypotonic or muscular tension deficiency.