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A Patient Is Diagnosed with a Systemic Infection

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A patient is diagnosed with a systemic infection.What will the nurse most likely assess in this client?


Definitions:

Osmotic Pressure

The pressure required to prevent the flow of a solvent into a solution through a semipermeable membrane, reflecting the concentration of solutes.

Erythrocytes

Red blood cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues and carbon dioxide as a waste product, back to the lungs.

Antibodies

Y-shaped proteins produced by the immune system that identify and neutralize foreign objects like bacteria and viruses.

Agglutination

The clumping together of cells or particles, commonly observed in blood reactions.

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