assumptions used in a compartmental analysis
1 - all fluids are ideal (thus can use osmolarity in calculations); 2 - ICF and ECF are in osmotic equilibrium; 3 - the fraction of total body water in each compartment is proportional to the fraction of total body solute in each compartment; 4 - gain/loss of sodium is to/from ECF; 5 - gain/loss of potassium is to/from ICF; 6 - glucose initially distributes to the ECF but is removed as it is metabolized