Mr. Cinder is a 55-year old man admitted to the burn unit 48 hours ago with a di

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Mr. Cinder is a 55-year old man admitted to the burn unit 48 hours ago with a diagnosis of third degree burns. He was burning leaves in his yard when his clothes caught fire. The RN is going to care for Mr. Cinder, what will he/she expect to find related to: Skin involvement, clinical manifestations, and wound appearance. What are the pathophysiological changes associated with severe burns? When Mr. Cinder enters the rehabilitative phase of his recovery what are three possible complications? For one of the complications what nursing diagnosis would you identify as a priority and why?

Explanation / Answer

Answer) This is the case of Third-degree burns where the epidermis (outer layer) and dermis (inner layer) of skin are affected.

Generally, symptoms can be slightly different for different victims which include;

The treatment procedure for third-degree burns might include following:

Pathophysiology :

Possible complications are as following:

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