BURNS: LAB TESTS: INITIAL FLUID SHIFT

Question 1

GENERAL LAB TESTS (8)

Answer 1

1. CBC
2. Serum electrolytes
3. BUN
4. ABGs
5. Fasting blood glucose
6. Liver enzymes
7. Urinalysis
8. Clotting Factors

Question 2

Lab Tests:

1. Intial fluid shift occurs when ?
2. Hct and Hgb: Low or High and why?

Answer 2

1. First 24 hrs after injury
2. elevated due to loss of fluid volume and fluid shifts into interstitial space (Fluid surrounding cells) (third spacing)

Question 3

Lab Test: First 24 hrs after injury

1. **Sodium **high or low and why?

Answer 3

1. Sodium – decreased due to third spacing (hyponatremia)

Question 4

Lab Test: First 24 hrs after injury

1. Potassium High or low and why?

Answer 4

1. Potassium – increased due to cell destruction (hyperkalemia)