If a patient with third-degree burns covering 40% of the body surface area suddenly exhibits high blood pressure and edema and is not producing urine,he or she has probably developed

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In a stressed patient,loss of urine production accompanied by high blood pressure and edema is a sign of acute renal failure.Chronic renal failure develops more gradually,usually over several years.Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by loss of protein in the urine,but urine production does not usually stop.Severe malnutrition would cause edema but not hypertension and loss of urine production.

If a Patient with Third-Degree Burns Covering 40% of the Body