sodium

Sodium

Predominant cation in the extracellular fluid

Produces osmotic effects in the body

Sodium

From the word Natrium

Where this element goes H2O follow

Sodium bicarbonate nahco3

Aka "baking soda”

Antacid

Should be used with precaution for patient with:

• Congestive Heart failure

• HPN

Sodium bicarbonate nahco3

Its other names are:

Soda saletarus

Sal de vichy

Soda acid carbonate

bicarbonate of soda

Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Sodium bicarbonate NaHCO3

USP definition is:

• white crystalline solid or fine powder

• paintly salty alkaline taste

• carbonating agent

• Administered through IV or mouth

• Treatmen for methanol poisoning (CH3OH) methanol

Effervescent

This bubbles is to improve the taste and facilitates solubility

Sodium carbonate NaCO3

Aka soda or soda ash

Antacid

Source of carbonate ions

This is in anhydrous form (no water)

sodium carbonate decahydrate or washing soda

Na2CO3 and 10H2O

Sodium chloride NaCl

Aka salt or table salt or halite, rock salt, fossil salt

Electrolyte replinisher

Antidote for silver poisoning (argyria)

Condiments and preservative

Main ingredient of PNSS, LRS,RS

Hypertonic solution of NaCl

Type of NaCl solution:

• use if low in sodium and high in water

• >0.9% w/v injection

Isotonic solution of NaCl

Type of NaCl solution

-Used for wet dressing ( soln for irrigation)

-Fluid for infection (for low electrolytes)

Hypotonic solution of NaCl

Type of NaCI solution

• For maintenance therapy for fluids and nutrients

• by mouth

Sodium chloride NaCl

This is the most common and abundant salt

Sodium hypochlorite NaOCI

Aka Darkin's solution

Oxidizing agent

Disinfectant and Bleaching agent

Modified Darkin's Solution

This is a Diluted sodium hypochlorite

Used as an irrigating solution and antiseptic.

Sodium hydroxide NaOH

Aka lye or lye Sosa or caustic soda

Saponifying agent for hard soap

Sodium nitrate NaNO3

Aka Chile Salt Peter

Preservative

Sodium nitrite

NaNO2

Preservative

Sodium Thiosulfate Na2S2O3

Aka Photographer's hypo

Treatment for cyanide poisoning

For volumetric solution in permanganometry

Cobalt uranyl acetate

Golden yellow ppt

Sodium reacts with ____

Color of ppt. _____

Intense yellow

Sodium color of flame

Sodium chloride nasal spray

Treats dryness inside nose

Moisturize, dissolves, soften arnitin mucus