Question

Mike works as a nurse in a hospital he accidentally gave a patient a hypotonic solution. such as distilled water instead of an isotonic solution suck as saline

what changes will occur in the patients cells ?
what can be done to fix this problem ?​

Answer 1

The patient's cells will swell and then burst. The solute concentration outside the cell is lower than inside the cell, so water will move into the cells.

Mike would have to give the patient a hypertonic solution, which will cause water to move out of the cell and the cell to shrink followed by an isotonic solution, which should regulate the concentration inside and outside the cell.

Hope that helps.