You are giving a tap water enema to a patient. An adverse effect of the tap water enema is water intoxication. Explain.
What will be an ideal response?
A tap water enema is a hypotonic solution. Based on osmosis, water diffuses to the solution of higher concentration, leading to water intoxication.
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