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What is the main factor that determines the severity and outcome of septic shock?
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?
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?
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?
What characterizes the progressive stage of shock in sepsis?
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Which element is NOT part of the neurohumoral mechanisms that help maintain cardiac output and blood pressure in sepsis?
Which element is NOT part of the neurohumoral mechanisms that help maintain cardiac output and blood pressure in sepsis?
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What contributes to the maintenance of cardiac output and blood pressure in the non-progressive stage of sepsis?
What contributes to the maintenance of cardiac output and blood pressure in the non-progressive stage of sepsis?
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What is responsible for the peripheral vasoconstriction observed in sepsis?
What is responsible for the peripheral vasoconstriction observed in sepsis?
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