The Nurse Is Caring for a Client Admitted to the Emergency

The nurse is caring for a client admitted to the emergency department for life-threatening hypoxemia. The nurse learns the client has developed a systemic infection related to a lung infection. Which stage of the disease progression is the nurse observing in the client?

A) Sepsis
B) Septic shock
C) Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS)
D) Compensatory anti-inflammatory response syndrome (CARS)