Late-stage complications of extensive body surface burns include:
1. sepsis.
2. upper airway obstruction.
3. pneumonia.
4. pulmonary embolism.
a. 1, 2
b. 3, 4
c. 2, 3
d. 1, 3, 4
D
Late-stage complications are those that occur 5 days or longer after the initial injury occurred. During the late stage following burns, a patient with extensive body surface burns (and prolonged immobility) is at risk for sepsis, pneumonia, and a pulmonary embolism.
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