Question

During the emergent stage of burn management for a client with burns of 30 % of the body, the nurse should assess the client for which of the following? Select all that apply. Hyponatremia. Hyperkalemia Hypoglycemia. Increased hematocrit. "Fever spikes

please help me to choose correct options of this question.

Answer 1

Hyperkalemia

Increased hematocrit

Fever spikes

should be assessed by the nurse during the emergent stage of a client with 30% of body.

Because decreased urinary excretion of potassium and release of potassium from dead cells into blood stream increases the potassium levels in the burn.

This hyperkalemia leads to fatal condition due to cardiac arrhythmias.

Increased hematocrit indicates the amount of plasma loss due to burns. Thickened blood may leads to death. So it need to be assessed.

Fever spikes indicates the hypovolemia and infection. So it may leads to hypovolemic shock.

So that the above three should be assessed in emergent stage of burns management.