when caring for a patient with toxic epidermal necrolysis (ten), the critical care nurse assesses frequently for high fever, tachycardia, and extreme weakness and fatigue. the nurse is aware that these findings are potential indicators of what?

The nurse is aware of the indications of possible sloughing of the gastrointestinal mucosa Increased metabolic demands due to epidermal necrosisEDS, also known as "sloughing esophagitis," is a very uncommon benign condition with limited case reports. It is a word used to describe an unusual endoscopic finding with an unknown cause that is characterized by the sloughing of substantial pieces of esophageal squamous mucosa that may be coughed up or vomited. Esophageal strictures, heavy smoking, physical trauma, and idiopathic conditions have all been linked to EDS, though its exact pathogenesis is still unknown and its histopathologic characteristics have not been sufficiently described. Other associations have been reported with bisphosphonates and NSAIDs, autoimmune bullous dermatoses (including pemphigus vulgaris, mucous membrane pemphigoid, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and dermatitis herpetiformis).Learn more about gastrointestinal mucosa athttps://brainly.com/question/28099130?referrer=searchResults#SPJ4