Physiology

Fluid Balance

  • 3 litres of plasma water, 11 litres of interstitial water, 14 litres of extracellular fluid and 28 litres of intracellular fluid
  • Total body water:
    • 60% intracellular
    • 40% extracellular
      • 20% intravascular
      • 73% interstitial
      • 7% transcellular (eg. CSF)
  • Plasma osmolality determines plasma…
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