A 20-year-old female is being admitted to the hospital with fever and septic shock. Which set of assessment findings would the nurse expect the patient to exhibit?
a. Bradycardia, palpitations, confusion, truncal rash
b. Severe respiratory distress, jugular venous distention, chest pain
c. Low blood pressure and tachycardia
d. Reduced cardiac output, increased sys-temic vascular resistance, moist cough
ANS: C
Clinical manifestations of shock will include a low blood pressure and tachycardia. Tachycardia, not bradycardia, will occur. Severe respiratory distress, jugular vein distention, and chest pain are symptoms of heart failure, particularly pulmonary edema. Cardiac output is reduced, but there is a decrease in systemic vascular resistance.
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