If a patient who has fallen down a flight of steps has a low body temperature,low blood pressure,and high blood glucose levels,he or she is probably

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Low body temperature (hypothermia),low blood pressure,and high blood glucose levels are characteristic of the initial injury phase.In the recovery phase,patients still have high blood glucose levels,but blood pressure normalizes and body temperature increases.Serious infections would also cause high blood glucose levels with an increase in body temperature and no effect on blood pressure.In MODS,body temperature is usually elevated;this is unlikely to result simply from a fall.

If a Patient Who Has Fallen Down a Flight of Steps