Figure 5-1 Use the Figure to Answer the Corresponding Question(s)

question 35

Multiple Choice

Figure 5-1
Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s) .
-A patient who has had a severe hemorrhage accidentally receives a large transfusion of distilled water directly into a major blood vessel.You would expect this mistake to:

• A) have no unfavorable effect as long as the water is free of bacteria.
• B) have serious, perhaps fatal consequences because there would be too much fluid to pump.
• C) have serious, perhaps fatal consequences because the red blood cells could shrink.
• D) have serious, perhaps fatal consequences because the red blood cells could swell and burst.
• E) have no serious effect because the kidney could quickly eliminate excess water.

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