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A Patient in the Emergent/resuscitative Phase of a Burn Injury

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A patient in the emergent/resuscitative phase of a burn injury has had blood work and arterial blood gases drawn. Upon analysis of the patients laboratory studies, the nurse will expect the results to indicate what?


A) Hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, elevated hematocrit, and metabolic acidosis
B) Hypokalemia, hypernatremia, decreased hematocrit, and metabolic acidosis
C) Hyperkalemia, hypernatremia, decreased hematocrit, and metabolic alkalosis
D) Hypokalemia, hyponatremia, elevated hematocrit, and metabolic alkalosis

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