The nurse is assessing a confused client admitted to the emergency department with decreased urinary output and cyanotic fingers. The nurse finds decreased blood pressure, increased heart rate, increased respiratory rate, and hypothermia. The laboratory report shows respiratory acidosis. Which condition does the nurse interpret from the findings?

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The client's symptoms of confusion, decreased urinary output, cyanosis, decreased blood pressure, increased heart rate, increased respiratory rate, hypothermia, and respiratory acidosis are indicative of septic shock. Septic shock is a severe and potentially fatal condition that occurs due to a widespread infection leading to organ dysfunction and altered hemodynamics, which matches the described clinical presentation.

The Nurse Is Assessing a Confused Client Admitted to the Emergency