9. Solutions

Emergency treatment of cardiac arrest victims sometimes involves injection of a calcium chloride solution directly into the heart muscle. How many grams of CaCl₂ are administered in an injection of 5.0 mL of a 5.0% (m/v) solution? How many milliequivalents of Ca²⁺?

When Jeff's blood was tested, the chloride level was 0.45 g/dL.

b. According to Table 9.6, is this value above, below, or within the normal range?