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What are the benefits of using hypotonic IV solutions?

Hypotonic solutions are given for conditions causing intracellular dehydration such as: Hypertonic solutions have a higher solute concentration. Hypertonic solutions assist in restoring the circulating volume by bringing the water out of the intracellular space causing the extracellular fluid volume to increase.

What are the different types of hypotonic IV solutions?

There are different types of IV fluids and different ways on how to classify them. Isotonic. Isotonic IV solutions that have the same concentration of solutes as blood plasma. Hypotonic. Hypotonic solutions have lesser concentration of solutes than plasma. Hypertonic. Hypertonic solutions have greater concentration of solutes than plasma.

What are the risks of using a hypotonic solution?

Hypotonic solutions can aggravate hypovolemia and hypotension, resulting in cardiovascular collapse. Patients with liver disease, injuries, or burns should not use this type of IV fluid. Watch out for the possibility of increased intracranial pressure is a possibility (ICP).

What is the difference between a hypotonic solution and a hypertonic solution?

Whereas a hypotonic solution is a solution that has more water outside the cell. Water then travels into the cell from the solution. Both animal and plant cells have been shown to be affected by hypertonic and hypotonic solutions. Hypertonic solution has a higher solute content and less water than a cell.