An Assessment Finding Indicating to the Nurse That a 70-Kg

question 25

Multiple Choice

An assessment finding indicating to the nurse that a 70-kg patient in septic shock is progressing to MODS includes

• A) respiratory rate of 10 breaths/min.
• B) fixed urine specific gravity at 1.010.
• C) MAP of 55 mm Hg.
• D) 360-ml urine output in 8 hours.

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