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The client is admitted to the burn unit and prescribed pantoprazole (Protonix), a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). Which statement best supports the scientific rationale for administering this medication to a client with a severe burn?

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Rationale: Severe burns increase stress ulcer risk due to gastric acid hypersecretion; PPIs like pantoprazole prevent this. Infection, vasoconstriction, or skin growth are unrelated.

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