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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

  1. Pulmonary artery thrombosis
  2. Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
  3. Septic shock
  4. Hypovolemic shock
  5. Anaphylactic shock
Correct answer

Septic shock

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