While working as a scribe at a local hospital, you are witness to a 48-year-old male who arrived in the emergency suite who was unresponsive. prior to becoming comatose, he reported to a friend he was experiencing mental confusion, nausea, abdominal pain and was breathing rapidly. upon examination, he demonstrates he is breathing rapidly and has a blood pressure of 150/95. lab tests show his blood glucose to be 450 mg/dl, he also has elevated serum potassium, magnesium and ketone levels. his blood ph is 7.28. using your understanding of physiology, first attempt to diagnose this patient. then explain each of the reported symptoms and clinical findings. you must account for all the reported symptoms and blood values for full credit.

Ayoung boy, age 2 years, pulled a pot of boiling water over his head, arms, and chest, resulting in a mixed burn to the anterior surface of his head and arms, chest, and feet. 1. discuss the factors that determine the classification of the types of burns and determine what type(s) this victim probably has. 2. discuss how the physicians in the emergency room will determine the percentage of the body that may be burned and what special considerations may be involved when evaluating a child. 3. discuss the additional effects associated with burns and the treatments involved, which include shock, pain, electrolyte and fluid imbalances, respiratory complications, infection, metabolic problems, and anemia. 4. discuss the actions to promote the healing of burns. specifically address the problems that may be associated with scarring and the effects of growth that this 2-year-old may experience.