A previously healthy 35-year-old male patient, presented to the emergency department with septic shock secondary to severe arm abscess and cellulitis. He is slightly confused. His heart rate is 125 beat per minute, normal sinus rhythm, blood pressure is 60/30 mmHg, respiratory rate is 25 breaths per minute. The most appropriate first step in his management should be to:
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الإجابة: A. Give 100% oxygen, obtain an IV access, and administer 1000 ml normal
The first steps are ABCDE (oxygen), immediate IV access and a crystalloid bolus. Vasopressors are started only when there is no response to IV fluids. A CVP line and cardiac output monitoring are not first steps and should not delay resuscitation.
- المصدر
- Surgical Principles 💉.pdf · p. 96
- المحاضرة
- Shock · General Surgery · Module D
- ظهر في
- Surgery QB (Module D) p. 193 Q11