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John recently suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen and has undergone surgery. He is 37 years old, 6’ 0”, and weighs 200 lbs. John is currently on a medical ventilator to help him breathe.

1. Describe the metabolic response to injury (ebb phase and flow phase

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Answer:

The flow phase is the "all or nothing" phase. it is trying to prevent bleeding and infection. It is compensating for the trauma and volume replacement.

Step-by-step explanation:

hope it helps ;-;

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