The nurse assesses a patient for severe sepsis. Which finding indicates that the patient is developing this health problem?

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1. Decreased capillary filling and mottling are both related to sepsis instead of severe sepsis.
2. Fever and decreased urine output are both related to sepsis instead of severe sepsis.
3. The best description of severe sepsis is hypotension and lactic acidosis. These signs also represent altered cellular metabolism, which results in organ dysfunction.
4. In severe sepsis, a decreased, rather than increased, glomerular filtration rate would be expected.

The Nurse Assesses a Patient for Severe Sepsis