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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A most common cause of death due to burns in the early period is?
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The correct answer is  Srb's manual of surgery,4th edition Pathophysiology of burns: 
1.Burns,
2.Loss of fluid, 
3.Severe hypovolemia, 
4.Reduced cardiac output, 
a.Decreased myocardial function. 
b.altered pulmonary resistance causing pulmonary edema, 
5.Infection, 
6.Systemic inflammatory response syndrome-SIRS,
7.Multiorgan dysfunction syndrome-MODS 
8. Ultimately leading to death.