Which of the following clinical manifestations is not suggestive of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)?
A) Temperature of 37.5° C
B) Heart rate of 95 beats/min
C) Respiratory rate of 24 breath/min
D) White blood cell (WBC) count of 15,000 cells/mm3

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SIRS occurs when two or more of four clinical manifestations are present in the patient at high risk.These manifestations are temperature less than 36° C or greater than 38° C, heart rate greater than 90 beats/min, respiratory rate greater than 20 breaths/min or PaCO? less than 32 mm Hg, or WBC greater than 12,000 cells/mm³ or less than 4000 cells/mm³ or greater than 10% immature (band forms).

Which of the Following Clinical Manifestations Is Not Suggestive of Systemic