27 March 2008

When ECF volume is measured, is transcellular volume also measured?

When we measure extracellular fluid volume, is transcellular fluid volume also measured? How is the total volume of transcellular fluid determined?

Dineash Kumar, Year 1 Medical Student, School of Medicine, Asian Institute of Medicine, Science & Technology, 08100 Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia; e-mail: dineashkumar at yahoo dot com

Conflict of interests: none

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