There are 2 life-threatening problems. The immediate one is severe loss of body fluids, electrolytes, and proteins (from burned skin, leaving exposed subcutaneous tissue ) leading to kidney failure and circulatory shock. The burned area doesn't have an adequate barrier, which leaves an open pathway for infection.

Which electrolytes are in higher concentrations in extracellular fluids? In intracellular fluid?

What is the name of the connective tissue membrane found lining the joint cavities?

A nurse tells a doctor that a patient is cyanotic. What is cyanosis? What does its presence indicate?

Select the one false statement about mucous and serous membranes. a. The epithelial type is the same in all serous membranes, but there are different epithelial types in different mucous membranes. b. Serous membranes line closed body cavities, whereas mucous membranes line body cavities open to the outside. c. Serous membranes always produce serous fluid, and mucous membranes always secrete mucus. d. Both membranes contain an epithelium plus a layer of loose connective tissue.

What's the difference between a colostomy and ileostomy?

What interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care for a client receiving TPN (total parenteral nutrition)?

What should the nurse keep in mind when administering a benzodiazepine to a client?

Why are mitochondria called the "powerhouses" of cells?

Write the decimal number twelve and five hundredths.

Write the repeating decimal as a fraction. $0.444 \dots$

Describe the role of mitochondria in eukaryotic cells.

Define probate laws.

(a) Are the columns of

$$A=\left[\begin{array}{lll}1 & 1 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 & 3 \\ 1 & 3 & 6\end{array}\right]$$

linearly independent? (b) Are the rows of $A$ linearly independent? (c) Determine the pseudoinverse of $A$.