title: The osmotic shift.
abstract: Water, the medium in which most cellular reactions take place, constitutes approximately 60% of the total weight in adults. This article discusses the complexities of shifts among the intravascular, interstitial, and intracellular compartments, and administration of hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic solutions.
authors.affiliation: Waynesburg College in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kraft
mesh_terms: D018495:Fluid Shifts / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006982:Hypertonic Solutions; D007038:Hypotonic Solutions; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000451:nursing; D007552:Isotonic Solutions; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D006982:Hypertonic Solutions; D007038:Hypotonic Solutions; D007552:Isotonic Solutions