Which laboratory finding should cause the nurse to suspect that a patient is developing hypovolemic shock?

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1. The sodium level in hypovolemic shock is elevated above the normal values of 135 to 145 mEq/L, not reduced. 2. Metabolic acidosis is present due to an accumulation of carbonic acid, leaving a bicarbonate deficit from decreased tissue perfusion. 3. Serum lactate is greater than 4 mmol/L as a result of tissue ischemia, hypoxia, and breakdown from decreased blood flow with hypovolemic shock. 4. SvO₂ (mixed venous oxygen saturation) would be less than 60% due to decreased circulating blood volume or decrease in cells to carry the oxygen. Therefore, O₂ is carried less efficiently and decreased, not increased.

Which Laboratory Finding Should Cause the Nurse to Suspect That