The patient presented with a 3-week history of fatigue, fever, and malaise. Current vital signs showed tachycardia, hypotension, fever, and decreased oxygen saturation. The patient's symptoms, including dizziness and pale diaphoresis, indicated hypotensive shock and sepsis.
The proposed interventions were to start IV fluids to treat the hypotension, obtain blood cultures to rule out bacterial infection, and administer antibiotics preemptively for possible sepsis. Outcomes would be evaluated by monitoring the patient's blood pressure response to fluids, waiting for blood culture results, and tracking fevers.
The patient presented with a 3-week history of fatigue, fever, and malaise. Current vital signs showed tachycardia, hypotension, fever, and decreased oxygen saturation. The patient's symptoms, including dizziness and pale diaphoresis, indicated hypotensive shock and sepsis.
The proposed interventions were to start IV fluids to treat the hypotension, obtain blood cultures to rule out bacterial infection, and administer antibiotics preemptively for possible sepsis. Outcomes would be evaluated by monitoring the patient's blood pressure response to fluids, waiting for blood culture results, and tracking fevers.
The patient presented with a 3-week history of fatigue, fever, and malaise. Current vital signs showed tachycardia, hypotension, fever, and decreased oxygen saturation. The patient's symptoms, including dizziness and pale diaphoresis, indicated hypotensive shock and sepsis.
The proposed interventions were to start IV fluids to treat the hypotension, obtain blood cultures to rule out bacterial infection, and administer antibiotics preemptively for possible sepsis. Outcomes would be evaluated by monitoring the patient's blood pressure response to fluids, waiting for blood culture results, and tracking fevers.
The patient presented with a 3-week history of fatigue, fever, and malaise. Current vital signs showed tachycardia, hypotension, fever, and decreased oxygen saturation. The patient's symptoms, including dizziness and pale diaphoresis, indicated hypotensive shock and sepsis.
The proposed interventions were to start IV fluids to treat the hypotension, obtain blood cultures to rule out bacterial infection, and administer antibiotics preemptively for possible sepsis. Outcomes would be evaluated by monitoring the patient's blood pressure response to fluids, waiting for blood culture results, and tracking fevers.
Recognize Cues • History of fatigue, fever and malaise for 3 Filter information from different weeks (temps 101-104F) sources (eg: signs, symptoms, medical • Pale, diaphoretic history, etc) • BP – 113/80, Temp – 101F, HR – 110, SpO2 – 95%, RR – 18, 0/10 pain • Dizziness • Concentrated tea-coloured urine output • BP – 99/60, HR – 130, Temp – 102.5F Analyze Cues • BP is low (hypotensive), HR is high Organizing and linking the recognized (tachycardic), he is febrile cues above to step to the client’s clinical • HR is most likely elevated because of the presentation. Candidates should fever and to compensate for the dropping establish probable client needs, blood pressure concerns, or problems. • Dizziness is due to the hypotension • Pallor and diaphoresis most likely due to the fever and hypotension, no perfusing well Prioritize Hypothesis • Hypotensive shock Evaluating and ranking hypotheses • Sepsis according to priority (urgency, • SIRS likelihood, risk, difficulty, time, etc.) Generate Solutions • Patient needs PIV access for IV fluid Identifying expected outcomes and administration for hypotension to avoid using hypotheses to define a set of further decompensation interventions for the expected outcome • Blood cultures will be needed to rule out bacterial infection (sepsis) • Due to his history of prolonged fevers/fatigue/malaise, and current presentation of hypotension, tachycardia and being febrile, antibiotics should be started in case of sepsis. Take Action • Start PIV access to administer fluid bolus to Implementing the solution(s) that help increase blood pressure addresses the highest priorities. • Take blood cultures (and other necessary Important to recognize that sometimes bloodwork like CBC, electrolytes, etc) no action is an action itself • Give first dose of IVF antibiotics Evaluate Outcomes • After fluid bolus, assess blood pressure (did Comparing observed outcomes against it increase, stay the same, or decrease expected outcomes further?) • Wait for blood culture results to come back • Monitor fevers