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rishta
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08/22/07 - 12:08 PM

a 30 yr old woman is given 0.1g inulin intravenously.1hr later the palsma inulin is 1mg/100ml.which of the following is the extracellular fluid volume(in liters)of this woman?
a.8
b.10
c.12
d.14
3.16
kindly give an explaination to ur answer too..

ScORpiO_80
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08/23/07 - 09:57 AM

I think it's (B) 10L, as follows:
A=VC
A Amount of dye injected
V Volume of space
C Concentration of dye in plasma
so, V=A/C
=100ml/0.01mg per ml
=10000ml
=10L

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rishta
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08/25/07 - 04:10 AM

thanx scorpio!!!...such a simple thing...n it didnt strike!!! nod

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08/25/07 - 05:14 PM

you are welcome rishta wink

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