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…