A patient has had a serious accident and lost a lot of blood. In an attempt to replenish body fluids,?

Question

a large amount of distilled water was transferred directly into one of his veins. What will be the most probable result of this transfusion?

a. It will have no unfavorable effect as long as the water is free of viruses and bacteria.
b. It will have serious, perhaps fatal, consequences because there will be too much fluid for the heart to pump
c. It will have serious, perhaps fatal, consequences because the red blood cells will be hypotonic relative to the body fluids and the cells will shrivel.
d. It will have serious, perhaps fatal, consequences because the red blood cells will be hypertonic relative to the body fluids and the cells will burst.
e. It will have no serious effect because the kidneys would quickly eliminate the excess water.

Answer 1

D.

Blood is slightly saline, and the red blood cells are at equilibrium with the usual conditions. Distilled water is 100% water. More water will diffuse into the red blood cells than out of them. The cells will swell and burst.

Answer 2

Class II Hemorrhage involves 15-30% of total blood volume. A patient is often tachycardic (rapid heart beat) with a narrowing of the difference between the systolic and diastolic blood pressures. The body attempts to compensate with peripheral vasoconstriction. Skin may start to look pale and be cool to the touch. The patient might start acting differently. Volume resuscitation with crystaloids (Saline solution or Lactated Ringer's solution) is all that is typically required. Blood transfusion is not typically required.
Class III Hemorrhage involves loss of 30-40% of circulating blood volume. The patient's blood pressure drops, the heart rate increases, peripheral perfusion, such as capillary refill worsens, and the mental status worsens. Fluid resuscitation with crystaloid and blood transfusion are usually necessary.

Answer 3

Not positive (I'm not a med student or doctor), but I don't think it's A, B, or C. I remember getting IV fluids (not water) and having to urinate a lot, but I didn't have blood loss or anything like that.

Answer 4

The answer is D.

Although, one should NEVER transfuse distilled water into a patient.

Answer 5

D

Normal blood is 9% sodium so giving plain water would make the blood hypo-tonic and the RBC in the blood hyper-tonic.

Answer 6

d. RBC's will lyse in distilled water, and the person will not survive.

for proper use, a solution of 85% - 90% saline solution is used when trying to hydrate a person.
but normally if blood is lost, the person will get more blood put back into them.

Answer 7

Im going to be the odd man out and say C. I feel if the water is distilled it means there is no saline in it. Therefore the rbc will be hypotonic. echhh

Answer 8

drink a lot of water n take b 12 complex

Answer 9

D