A patient has been on the medical floor for 1 week after a vaginal hysterectomy.A urinary catheter was inserted.Complete blood cell count results have revealed escalating white blood cell counts.The patient is transferred to the critical care unit when her condition deteriorates.Septic shock is diagnosed.The medical management of the patient's condition is aimed toward
A) limiting fluids to minimize the possibility of congestive heart failure.
B) finding and eradicating the cause of infection.
C) discontinuing invasive monitoring as a possible cause of sepsis.
D) administering vasodilator substances to increase blood flow to vital organs.

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Effective treatment of severe sepsis and septic shock depends on timely recognition.The diagnosis of severe sepsis is based on the identification of three conditions: known or suspected infection, two or more of the clinical indications of the systemic inflammatory response, and evidence of at least one organ dysfunction.Clinical indications of systemic inflammatory response and sepsis were included in the original American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine consensus definitions.

A Patient Has Been on the Medical Floor for 1