Organization for Advancing Critical Care Monitoring

On-line symposium post-test:

Severe Sepsis: Early Recognition and Management Saves Lives (Pat Posa, RN, BSN, MSA)

Please answer the questions below by marking the appropriate choice..
      
 
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1. A patient screens positive for severe sepsis if which of the following are present:
    1. 2 or more signs of SIRS
    2. Known or suspected infection
    3. New organ dysfunction
    4. All of the above
 
   
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2. In septic shock patients, every hour you delay beyond one hour from initial hypotension to administer antibiotics, decreases their survival by 7.6%.
    1. True
    2. False

 
   
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3. The three pathophysiological  deramgements present in severe sepsis include:
    1. Increased coagulation, increased inflammation and decreased fibrinolysis
    2. Decreased inflammation, increased coagulation and decreased fibrinolysis
    3. Increased bleeding, immunosuppression and increased fibrinolysis

 
 
   
 
             
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