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One week after admission to the hospital for burns sustained in a building fire, a 24-year-old man undergoes evaluation for the feasibility of skin grafting. Physical examination shows third-degree burns on his entire torso, left arm, and head. Urine and blood cultures grow no organisms. A chest x-ray shows no abnormalities. Compared with a healthy adult, which of the following changes are most likely to be seen in this patient at this time? Answer: Increased resting energy expenditure Increased nitrogen balance Decreased peripheral lipolysis Decreased corticosteroid secretion Decreased cardiac output

          One week after admission to the hospital for burns sustained in a building fire, a 24-year-old man undergoes evaluation for the feasibility of skin grafting. Physical examination shows third-degree burns on his entire torso, left arm, and head. Urine and blood cultures grow no organisms. A chest x-ray shows no abnormalities. Compared with a healthy adult, which of the following changes are most likely to be seen in this patient at this time?

Answer:
Increased resting energy expenditure
Increased nitrogen balance
Decreased peripheral lipolysis
Decreased corticosteroid secretion
Decreased cardiac output

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