A Patient Who Has Diarrhea Receives a Hypertonic Saline Solution

Multiple Choice

A patient who has diarrhea receives a hypertonic saline solution intravenously to replace the sodium and chloride lost in the stool.What effect will this fluid replacement have on cells?

A) Cells will become hydrated.
B) Cells will swell or burst.
C) Cells will shrink.
D) Cells will divide.