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A marathon runner has just arrived in the emergency room with severe dehydration, and the physician must decide which type of solution to pump into his veins: pure water, 0.9 percent saline, or 1.5 percent saline.Blood cells are approximately 0.9 percent saline.Describe what is likely to happen to the blood cells when they are exposed to each solution.
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