A patient is ordered to have a hypertonic intravenous solution administered.Administration of this solution will most likely cause:

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Hypertonic solutions have a higher solute concentration than the plasma, causing fluid to move from the interstitial space into the vascular space to balance the solute concentrations, thus making the plasma have more solutes than the interstitial fluid.

A Patient Is Ordered to Have a Hypertonic Intravenous Solution