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Hypertonic mannitol solutions are used clinically for: • Cerebral dehydration – to decrease an elevated intracranial pressure • Renal Protection – to protect against development of renal failure due to osmotic diuresis in some clinical situations (eg with rhabdomyolysis) The hypertonicity causes passive movement of water across lipid barriers in response to the osmotic gradient.
