Exam 34: Shock,sepsis,and Multiple-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

The nurse is caring for a patient with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)due to pneumonia.What is SIRS due to infection called?

A patient is admitted after she develops disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)after a vaginal delivery.The nurse knows that DIC is known to occur in patients with retained placental fragments.What is the pathophysiologic consequence of DIC?

A nurse is caring for a patient in septic shock due to urinary sepsis.Which pathophysiologic mechanism results in septic shock?

A patient has been admitted with hypovolemic shock due to traumatic blood loss.Which nursing measure can best facilitate the administration of large volumes of fluid?

An elderly patient is admitted with pneumonia.This morning the patient is febrile,tachycardic,tachypneic,and confused.The nurse suspects the patient may be developing what problem?

The nurse is caring for a patient in hypovolemic shock secondary to cirrhosis of the liver.The nurse understands that this type of shock results from shifting of fluid into the abdominal cavity.What is the resulting hypovolemia called?

A nurse is discussing the concept of shock with a new graduate nurse.Which statement indicates the new graduate nurse understood the information?

A patient in cardiogenic shock is being treated in the critical care unit.Which findings would the nurse expect to note in the patient to support this diagnosis?

A patient has been admitted with a neurologic disorder.With which disorder should the nurse be the most vigilant for the development of neurogenic shock?

A patient is being admitted with septic shock.The nurse appreciates that the key to treatment is finding the cause of the infection.Which cultures would the nurse obtain before initiating antibiotic therapy?