Describe the ebb response following burn injury.

• A. The ebb response lasts 3-5 days and includes depressed energy expenditure, hyperglycemia, low plasma insulin, loss of plasma volume, decreased oxygen consumption, decreased blood pressure, reduced cardiac output and decreased body temperature
• B. The ebb response lasts 1-2 days with increased energy expenditure
• C. The ebb response involves increased insulin and high energy
• D. The ebb response is an anabolic phase with increased body temperature

Answer: (A)