Pathophysiology

Precipitating Factors
Predisposing Factors
-Electrical Engineer
-Age (45 years old) -Environment/ Work Area
-Gender (Male)

Major Burns
>2% TBSA (True
electrical injury)

Disruption of Full Possible Tissue

electrical Thickness Inhalation Destruction
conduction system Burn Injury
of the heat Wounds

Hypoxemia Cell Death

Possible
Dysrhythmia
PR: 10bpm,
faintness, Hyperkalemia
Hemolysis
>2CRT,
labored
respiration
ECG Tracings are
abnormal, faint
peripheral pulses

Myoglobin in
urine

Risk for ARF

Destruction of Loss of Adequate
capillaries Screen Barrier amount of
urine,
discolored
urine
 Inc. capillary Thermoregulation Inflammatory
permeability problems Response

Na, H20, & T= 37.2C Facial redness

Protein shift from and swelling
Hyponatremia intravascular to
interstitial space

Mascular Tissue Damage

hemogesis
Dec. Circulating
Blood Volume

given in
Burn Shock 8 hours:
Protenate/
5% albumin
Dec. Serum in Isotonic
Inc. Myocardial Albumin Saline
Depressant
Factor

Edema
Dec. Oncotic Formation
Pressure
Dec. Cardiac
Output

BP:
60/40mmhg

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Disease Process

Clinical Manifestations

Interventions

Predisposing Factors

Precipitating Factors