Why is sterile pure water not usually ordered as an intravenous fluid?

A. It would suppress the client's natural thirst reflex.
B. It would cause red blood cells to swell and break.
C. It would cause red blood cells to shrink and crenate.
D. It would cause overstimulated ADH secretion.


B
Pure water is hypotonic compared to normal body fluids. Thus if water were administered intra-venously, the plasma would become hypotonic compared with red blood cells. The red blood cells would take up the hypotonic fluid, swell, and lyse open.

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