Wow! They use "Normal Saline" for patients in Dialysis. We were taught it is most compatible with blood. (Most times on the floor we use D5.45NS (aka: D 5 and a half NS).. So anyway- I HAD to go look this up and found this study from 2016: "Despite its name, saline is neither “normal” nor “physiological”. Compared to human serum, saline has a nearly 10% higher Na concentration and 50% higher Cl concentration." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4794509/

I am gonna see if there are any continuing education credits on this subjuct and do one.
Thank you for bringing this article to our attention. Have a great week ahead!