An 80-Kg Patient with Burns Over 30% of Total Body

question 29

Short Answer

An 80-kg patient with burns over 30% of total body surface area (TBSA)is admitted to the burn unit.Using the Parkland formula of 4 mL/kg/%TBSA,what is the IV infusion rate (mL/hour)for lactated Ringer's solution that the nurse will administer during the first 8 hours?

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Definitions:

Elastic

In economics, elastic refers to how the quantity demanded or supplied of a good responds to changes in its price; high elasticity indicates sensitivity to price changes.

Cross-price Elasticity

Cross-price Elasticity measures the responsiveness of the demand for one good to a change in the price of another good.

Elasticity of Supply

A measure of how much the quantity supplied of a good changes in response to a change in price.

Cross-price Elasticity

A measure of how the demand for one good changes in response to changes in the price of another good.