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A patient is in need of hydration. Which type of solution are the patient’s cells most likely in?
hypotonic
hypertonic
isotonic
osmotic
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Hypertonic.
In dehydration the extracellular fluid has a higher solute concentration than the intracellular fluid, so water moves out of cells (by osmosis) and they shrink. Hypotonic would make cells swell, isotonic would leave them unchanged.
In dehydration the extracellular fluid has a higher solute concentration than the intracellular fluid, so water moves out of cells (by osmosis) and they shrink. Hypotonic would make cells swell, isotonic would leave them unchanged.
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