What Leads to Organ Failure in Sepsis

question 84

Multiple Choice

What leads to organ failure in sepsis?

• A) Uncontrolled inflammation that leads to neutrohpils releasing damaging toxins and lysosomal enzymes.
• B) Helper T cells and dendritic cells undergo apoptosis, causing immunosuppression that results in organ rejection.
• C) Formation of small clots in capillaries, impairing blood flow to organs and causing hypoxia and cell death.
• D) Accumulation of endotoxins released from Gram-negative bacteria in the organs, causing tissue damage and cell death.
• E) Organisms from an infected site generate biofilms that break apart, leading to emboli and organ destruction.

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