A 78-Kg Patient with Septic Shock Has a Urine Output

question 5

Multiple Choice

A 78-kg patient with septic shock has a urine output of 30 mL/hr for the past 3 hours.The pulse rate is 120/minute and the central venous pressure and pulmonary artery wedge pressure are low.Which order by the health care provider will the nurse question?

• A) Give PRN furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV.
• B) Increase normal saline infusion to 250 mL/hr.
• C) Administer hydrocortisone (Solu-Cortef) 100 mg IV.
• D) Titrate norepinephrine (Levophed) to keep systolic BP >90 mm Hg.

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