Chema Nieto Castañón Sep 14, 2019:

Hola liz,
En el caso que comentas, saline / saline solution se refieren a suero salino o suero fisiológico, en ocasiones referidos simplemente como "salino" o "fisiológico" (pero no como "suero", salvo que el contexto permita establecer inequívocamente la relación con un fisiológico) y que tal y como anota tu ejemplo pueden utilizarse en concentraciones hipertónicas o hipotónicas, refiriéndose entonces como "suero salino hiper/hipotónico".
Por poner un ejemplo en relación a suero fisiológico y a "solución salina normal"; https://www.clinicabaviera.com/blog/mundo-baviera/conoce-tus...

liz askew Sep 14, 2019:

Saline, also known as saline solution, is a mixture of sodium chloride in water and has a number of uses in medicine.[1] Applied to the affected area it is used to clean wounds, help remove contact lenses, and help with dry eyes.[2] By injection into a vein it is used to treat dehydration such as from gastroenteritis and diabetic ketoacidosis.[2] It is also used to dilute other medications to be given by injection.[1]

Large amounts may result in fluid overload, swelling, acidosis, and high blood sodium.[1][2] In those with long-standing low blood sodium, excessive use may result in osmotic demyelination syndrome.[2] Saline is in the crystalloid family of medications.[3] It is most commonly used as a sterile 9 g of salt per litre (0.9%) solution, known as normal saline.[1] Higher and lower concentrations may also occasionally be used.[4][5] Saline has a pH of 5.5 (mainly due to dissolved carbon dioxide) making it acidic.[6]

Chema Nieto Castañón Sep 13, 2019:

Surely not in a medical context, Giovanni...

As for saline therapy, that is an interesting one, liz. You might want to add some specific context though. In Spanish, sueroterapia -and fluidoterapia- are general references to the medical use of iv fluids. See for instance here: https://www.google.es/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://w...

Giovanni Rengifo Sep 13, 2019:

Clarification Everytime I hear "le pusieron suero a alguien", they refer to "suero fisiológico", which is the same as a saline solution they usually administer to patients to keep them from dehydrating, and I think that's what they're referring to here as well.

liz askew Sep 13, 2019:

Hmm, this has got me worried.
In that case how do we say "saline therapy" or "setting up saline therapy/drip" in Spanish??