A Client Is Evaluated After Suffering Severe Burns to the Torso

question 42

Multiple Choice

A client is evaluated after suffering severe burns to the torso and upper extremities. The nurse notes edema at the burned areas. Which of the following best describes the underlying cause of this manifestation?

• A)Decreased osmotic pressure in the burned tissue
• B)Reduced microvascular permeability at the site of the burned area
• C)Increased potassium in the intracellular compartment
• D)Inability of the damaged capillaries to maintain fluids in the cell walls

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Definitions:

Neural Networks

Computing systems vaguely inspired by the biological neural networks that constitute animal brains, used in machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Central Nervous System

The complex of nerve tissues that controls the activities of the body, comprising the brain and spinal cord.

Neuron Branching Extensions

Refers to dendrites, the tree-like extensions from the neuron that receive signals from other neurons.

Neural "Cables"

Axons and dendrites, which are extensions of neurons that transmit electrical and chemical signals throughout the nervous system.