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Osmotic pressure is one of the most important chemical concepts used in medicine. Despite this it is a topic which is very frequently misunderstood by both nurses and medical students. It is perhaps best to begin this discussion by describing an extremely simple experiment.
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Horrobin, D.F. (1971). The importance of osmotic pressure. In: Essential Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6118-3_7
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