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What is the primary characteristic of a homogeneous mixture?
What is the primary characteristic of a homogeneous mixture?
In a NaCl solution, what is the solvent?
In a NaCl solution, what is the solvent?
Which type of solution has water as the solvent?
Which type of solution has water as the solvent?
What defines solubility in a solution?
What defines solubility in a solution?
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What is the ability of a solvent to dissolve a solute called?
What is the ability of a solvent to dissolve a solute called?
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What type of solution is formed by dissolving copper in zinc?
What type of solution is formed by dissolving copper in zinc?
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Which of the following best defines tonicity?
Which of the following best defines tonicity?
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What is the osmolality of a 300 mmol/L solution of sucrose?
What is the osmolality of a 300 mmol/L solution of sucrose?
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In which solution do red blood cells maintain their normal volume?
In which solution do red blood cells maintain their normal volume?
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What is the intracellular fluid osmolality of red blood cells?
What is the intracellular fluid osmolality of red blood cells?
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Which solution is hypotonic for red blood cells?
Which solution is hypotonic for red blood cells?
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What is the range of acceptable osmolality for solutions for nose, eye, and injections?
What is the range of acceptable osmolality for solutions for nose, eye, and injections?
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What does the differential effect of sucrose and urea solutions on red cell volume depend on?
What does the differential effect of sucrose and urea solutions on red cell volume depend on?
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What does the RBC membrane contain uniporters for?
What does the RBC membrane contain uniporters for?
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What does the RBC membrane not contain?
What does the RBC membrane not contain?
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What is the normal serum osmolality close to?
What is the normal serum osmolality close to?
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Which of the following is NOT a requirement for parenteral formulations?
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for parenteral formulations?
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What is the normal osmolality of extracellular fluid?
What is the normal osmolality of extracellular fluid?
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Which sterilization method is NOT used for parenteral preparations?
Which sterilization method is NOT used for parenteral preparations?
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What is the difference between osmolarity and osmolality?
What is the difference between osmolarity and osmolality?
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What does tonicity refer to?
What does tonicity refer to?
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What are the pH requirements for intramuscular administration?
What are the pH requirements for intramuscular administration?
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What does an isotonic solution do to cell volume?
What does an isotonic solution do to cell volume?
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What does hypotonic solution do to cells?
What does hypotonic solution do to cells?
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Which term refers to the estimation of the osmolar concentration of plasma and is proportional to the number of particles per liter?
Which term refers to the estimation of the osmolar concentration of plasma and is proportional to the number of particles per liter?
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What must excipients do in parenteral preparations?
What must excipients do in parenteral preparations?
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Study Notes
- Water is the solvent in all body fluids, and the human body contains approximately 60% water by weight.
- Drugs must have some level of aqueous solubility for therapeutic efficiency, regardless of the route of administration.
- Parenteral formulations are medications administered through means other than the digestive system.
- Parenteral preparations may be injectable solutions, intravenous infusions, powders for injections, or implants.
- Parenteral formulations may contain various excipients to improve stability or usefulness.
- Sterility, absence of particulate matter, pyrogen-free status, stability, pH, and osmotic pressure are requirements for parenteral formulations.
- The pH requirements vary depending on the administration route: IV (2-12), IM (3-11), and SC (3-6). pH values outside this range can cause adverse effects.
- Excipients must increase stability or usefulness, not be harmless in the amounts administered, and not interfere with therapeutic efficacy or specified assays and tests.
- Parenteral preparations must be sterile or free of microorganisms, prepared using aseptic techniques and special equipment.
- Sterilization methods include steam, dry heat, filtration, chemical sterilization, and radiation.
- Osmolarity is an estimation of the osmolar concentration of plasma and is proportional to the number of particles per liter.
- Osmolality is an estimation of the osmolar concentration of plasma and is proportional to the number of particles per kilogram.
- The normal osmolality of extracellular fluid is 280-295 mOsmol/kg.
- Tonicity refers to the ability of a solution to maintain the balance of water in and out of cells.
- Isotonic solutions have the same osmotic pressure as the body's fluids and do not affect cell volume.
- Hypotonic solutions cause cells to swell, while hypertonic solutions cause cells to shrink.
- The terms osmolarity and osmolality are used interchangeably, but osmolality is preferred as it is independent of temperature and pressure.
- Osmolality is measured in clinical laboratories using an osmometer.
- Parenteral formulations must be isotonic, hypotonic, or hypertonic, depending on the therapeutic application.
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