Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2023
The overall condition of a 24-year-old man, who was being treated for meningococcemia, took a turn for the worse. Objectively, he has acrocyanosis, anuria, his limbs arc cold, his respiration is 30/min., heart rate is140/min., blood pressure is 40/0 mm Hg. What emergency medical condition did the patient develop?
Answer options
- Pulmonary artery thrombosis
- Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
- Septic shock
- Hypovolemic shock
- Anaphylactic shock
Correct answer
Septic shock
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