Care of Client With Fluids and Electrolytes Imbalance (Process of Movement Across The Membranes)

3. FLUID MOVEMENT BETWEEN EXTRACELLULAR AND INTRACELLULAR FLUID

3.2. How do fluids move between compartment

Fluid Movement between Compartments. Hydrostatic pressure, the force exerted by a fluid against a wall, causes movement of fluid between compartments. The hydrostatic pressure of blood is the pressure exerted by blood against the walls of the blood vessels by the pumping action of the heart.