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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

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What is the main factor that determines the severity and outcome of septic shock?

  • Number of organs affected
  • Use of antibiotics
  • Patient's age
  • Virulence of the infecting agent (correct)

    • In sepsis, what role do neurohumoral mechanisms play in the non-progressive stage?

  • Increase in body temperature
  • Maintenance of cardiac output and blood pressure (correct)
  • Decrease in cardiac output
  • Vasodilation throughout the body

    • What is the main effect of vasoconstriction in sepsis?

  • Increased cardiac output
  • Renal excretion of fluid
  • Coolness of the skin (correct)
  • Warming of the skin

    • What characterizes the progressive stage of shock in sepsis?

    <p>Tissue hypoperfusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element is NOT part of the neurohumoral mechanisms that help maintain cardiac output and blood pressure in sepsis?

    <p>Release of Oxytocin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What contributes to the maintenance of cardiac output and blood pressure in the non-progressive stage of sepsis?

    <p>General sympathetic stimulation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is responsible for the peripheral vasoconstriction observed in sepsis?

    <p>Catecholamine release</p> Signup and view all the answers

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