The nurse is caring for a patient with edema caused by escape of fluid from the intravascular compartment to the extracellular compartment. An IV solution will be administered to draw the fluid back into the intravascular compartment
What type of solution will the nurse expect to administer? A) Isotonic solution
B) Hypertonic solution
C) Hypotonic solution
D) Osmotic solution
B
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Hypertonic solutions are those with a higher concentration of solutes than human plasma. They draw water from cells, which would help to draw fluid back into the intravascular space. Hypotonic solutions are fluids that contain a lower concentration of solutes than human plasma, which causes water to be pushed into the cells. Isotonic fluids contain the same concentration of solutes as human plasma and will not cause fluids to shift from one compartment to another. Osmotic solution is a distracter.
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