A Patient Develops Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)after Acute Pancreatitis

question 3

Multiple Choice

A patient develops systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) after acute pancreatitis.The patient's wife says,"I thought he didn't have any infection." How should the nurse respond?

• A)"He probably had an infection that we did not recognize."
• B)"He developed SIRS after getting multiple organ dysfunction syndrome."
• C)"Infection isn't necessary to develop SIRS,only a severe inflammation."
• D)"Your husband's body is working against itself."