A patient in the ICU is admitted for burns over 40% of her body. Immediately after her injury, her body temperature, blood pressure, and metabolic rate _____ as she is experiencing _____.
a. decreases; hypovolemic shock
b. increases; hypovolemic shock
c. decreases; flow phase
d. increases; flow phase
Answer: a. decreases; hypovolemic shock
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