A patient who has diarrhea receives a hypertonic saline solution intravenously to replace the sodium and chloride lost in the stool.What effect will this fluid replacement have on cells?

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The hypertonic saline will cause fluid to leave the intracellular space and enter the vascular space,causing cells to shrink.
Intravenous hypertonic solutions lead to cell dehydration.
Intravenous hypertonic solutions cause fluid to leave cells; thus,they would shrink,not swell.
Intravenous hypertonic solutions do not affect cellular division.

A Patient Who Has Diarrhea Receives a Hypertonic Saline Solution