While completing some clinical time in the hospital for his EMT class, an EMT student observed a patient being administered an IV fluid with a high oncotic pressure. Once this fluid is in the patient's body, the EMT student would expect which action to occur?
A) Fluid from the tissues will move into the bloodstream
B) Fluid will move evenly from the bloodstream into the cells
C) Fluid from the IV will move into the cells and rehydrate them
D) The patient's blood pressure will decrease dramatically
A) Fluid from the tissues will move into the bloodstream
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