Question

You are called to the home of a 6-year-old male patient with a decreased level of consciousness. The parents report that the child had a decreased appetite and fever beginning 2 days ago controlled with acetaminophen. Last night he was feeling better butcomplained of weakness in his left lower leg. This morning he was difficult to arouse and slept most of the day. His vital signs are as follows: pulse of 102/min, weak and thready; respirations of 18/min, shallow and labored; and blood pressure of 88/40 mm Hg. You suspect this child has what type of shock? A) hemorrhagic B) cardiogenic C) neurogenic D) septic

Answer 1

The answer is D) Septic

Step-by-step explanation:

6-year-old patient with diminished level of consciousness, loss of appetite and fever of 48 hours of evolution. Lower limb weakness. Weak pulse Pressure with a downward trend.

Septic shock occurs when the body's immune system is not able to control a localized infectious process and this generalizes, leading to a frank decrease in the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the body, which leads to a progressive death of the cells, therefore to a multi-system failure and then death.