A patient has dehydration. While planning care, the nurse considers that the majority of the patient's total water volume exists in with compartment?

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Intracellular (inside the cells) fluid accounts for approximately two thirds of total body water. Extracellular (outside the cells) is approximately one third of the total body water. Intravascular fluid (liquid portion of the blood) and transcellular fluid are two major divisions of the extracellular compartment.

A Patient Has Dehydration