Figure 5-1 Use the Figure to Answer the Corresponding Question(s)

Figure 5-1
Use the figure to answer the corresponding question(s) .
-A patient who has had a severe hemorrhage accidentally receives a large transfusion of distilled water directly into a major blood vessel.You would expect this mistake to:

A) have no unfavorable effect as long as the water is free of bacteria.
B) have serious, perhaps fatal consequences because there would be too much fluid to pump.
C) have serious, perhaps fatal consequences because the red blood cells could shrink.
D) have serious, perhaps fatal consequences because the red blood cells could swell and burst.
E) have no serious effect because the kidney could quickly eliminate excess water.

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