A patient is being treated for shock after a motor vehicle accident. The provider orders 6% dextran 75 to be given intravenously. The nurse should expect which outcome as the result of this infusion?

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6% dextran 75 is a type of colloid solution that is used to expand intravascular volume and improve cardiac output, thereby stabilizing heart rate and blood pressure in shock patients. It does not have any effect on urine output or blood oxygenation, and it does not increase interstitial fluid.

A Patient Is Being Treated for Shock After a Motor