BS Nursing Pathophysiology
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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).
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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