I was in surgery earlier and remember when the nurse put injected anesthesia and something else through the IV and I could feel the liquid push itself into my vein and it felt like my vein in my hand to elbow would explode.
That got me thinking, how does my body intake so much liquid like the full IV bag without exploding or peeing on the operating table while I’m knocked out.
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I’ve had fluid replacement in hospitals, and first hand found out what happens to any excess.
Being severely dehydrated, I couldn’t urinate. 5 minutes after IV fluid replacement, that wasn’t a problem anymore. Kidneys work pretty fast getting rid of excess.
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