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A Nurse Working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)is Caring

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A nurse working in the intensive care unit (ICU) is caring for a client in progressive hemorrhagic shock. What does the nurse understand about the physiology of progressive shock?


A) It involves a sustained decrease of 10 mmHg of the client's mean arterial pressure (MAP) .
B) It involves a blood loss of 25%.
C) It involves a change from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism.
D) It involves a decrease in hydrostatic pressure within the capillary, shifting fluid into the interstitial space.

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