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Osmolarity Changes
Predicting changes in Volume and Osmolarity in Body Fluid Compartments
Compartment/Action | Add Hypotonic | Dehydrate | Add Isotonic | Add Hypertonic |
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Instantaneous Effect | ||||
ECF Volume | Increase | Decrease | Increase | Increase |
# OAS | Increase | Stay Same | Increase | Big Increase |
ECF Fluid Osmolarity | Decrease | Increase | Stay Same | Increase |
During Equilibrium in ICF | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
Osmosis | Water into Cell | Water out of cell | None | Water Out of cell |
After Equilibrium in ICF | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
ICF Volume | Increase | Decrease | Stay Same | Decrease |
# OAS | Stay Same | Stay Same | Stay Same | Stay Same |
ICF Osmolarity | Decrease | Increase | Stay Same | Increase |