A 28-year-old male is admitted to the burn unit 2 hours after receiving second- and third-degree burns over 50% of his body surface in an industrial explosion. abnormal vital signs include low blood pressure and tachycardia. lab results show a high hematocrit due to:
The inflammation that caused by the injury also cause edema in many places, makes the fluid comes from vascular into interstitial space. Since the skin is damaged in a burned patient, the patient might lose many fluids from their burned skins later on. These conditions can cause dehydration that ends up will cause an increase in hematocrits level.
