sodium important compounds Flashcards
- Diuretic
- Urinary and systemic alkalizer
- Antacid
sodium acetate (CH3COONa)
Aka: “Baking Soda”
▪ Systemic antacid
▪ Carbonating agent
Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
Aka: “Fleet Enema”
▪ Uses: (a) Cathartic; (b) Source of phosphate ion
sodium dihydrogen phosphate (NaH2PO4)
water-soluble antioxidant (preservative)
Sodium bisulfite (NaHSO3)q
Aka: Soda ash (anhydrous form); Trona (dihydrate form); Washing
soda, soda crystals or sal soda (decahydrate form).
Sodium carbonate (Na2CO3)
Electrolyte replenisher
Tonicity adjusting agent
Condiment
Preservative
sodium chloride (NaCl)
Aka: rock salt, table salt, soler salt
sodium chloride (NaCl)
Uses: (a) Antacid; (b) Source of carbonate ion; (c) Carbonating agent
Sodium carbonate (Na2CO3)
▪ Alkalinizer
▪ Buffer (resists changes in pH)
▪ Diuretic
▪ Expectorant
▪ Anticoagulant
▪ Sequestering Agent in Benedict’s Solution
Sodium citrate (Na3C6H5O7)
Uses: (a) Expectorant; (b) Antifungal; (c) Iodine solubilizer
Sodium iodide (NaI)
Uses: Anticariogenic
Sodium fluoride (NaF)
Uses: (a) Antacid; (b) Diuretic
Sodium lactate
▪Treatment of cyanide poisoning
▪ Antioxidant
▪ Used to preserve the red color or meat
Sodium nitrite (NaNO2)
Aka: “Chile Salt Peter”
Sodium nitrate (NaNO3)
Use/s: Meat preservative; Vasodilator
Sodium nitrate (NaNO3)
Aka: “Glauber’s salt” – a decahydrate
use- cathartic
Sodium sulfate (Na2SO4)
Primary standard for Karl-Fischer reagent
Sodium tartrate (Na2C4H4O6)
Hypotensive agent
Sodium thiocyanate (NaSCN)
Aka: Hypochlor, Photographer’s hypo
Sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3)
Use/s: Treatment of cyanide poisoning with sodium nitrite
Sodium thiosulfate (Na2S2O3)
Most abundant intracellular cation
potassium
Aka: “Kalium”
potassium
due to excessive loss of body fluids and electrolytes which causes muscular paralysis
hypokemia
Diuretic
Important in muscular contraction
potassium
source of potassium
avocado, banana
Uses: (a) Antacid; (b) Diuretic; (c) Urinary and systemic alkalizer
Potassium acetate (CH3COOK)