Company Profile. Hologic, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture and supply diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serve the healthcare needs of women. The company operates through four business segments: Breast Health, Diagnostics, GYN Surgical and Skeletal Health.
A hypertonic solution is a solution that has a high concentration of solute, in this case the solute being salt. When a red blood cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, sinc â¦ e the salt concentration is higher in the outside of the cell, the water concentration is lower there as well. Therefore, through the process of osmosis, the water diffuses from the inside of the cell to the outside of the cell. 4 people found this useful.
3% Saline (a hypertonic solution) A patient with cerebral edema would be ordered a HYPERTONIC solution to decrease brain swelling. The solution would remove water from the brain cells back into the vascular to be excreted. 3% Saline is the only hypertonic option. _______ solutions cause cell dehydration and help increase fluid in the extracellular space. D5W solutions are sometimes considered a hypotonic solution as well as an isotonic solution because after the body metabolizes the dextrose the solution acts as a hypotonic solution.