BS Nursing Health Assessment 1
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A patient with severe burns develops hypovolemic shock. The primary fluid shift contributing to this type of shock is:

A. Fluid moving from the interstitial space into the intravascular space.
B. Fluid moving from the intravascular space into the interstitial space (third spacing).
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C. Intracellular fluid moving into the extracellular space.
D. Fluid moving from the extracellular space into the intracellular space.

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  • Fluid moving from the interstitial space into the intravascular space.
  • Fluid moving from the intravascular space into the interstitial space (third spacing).
  • Intracellular fluid moving into the extracellular space.
  • Fluid moving from the extracellular space into the intracellular space.

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