A nurse is caring for a patient in septic shock due to urinary sepsis.Which pathophysiologic mechanism results in septic shock?

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The syndrome encompassing severe sepsis and septic shock is a complex systemic response that is initiated when a microorganism enters the body and stimulates the inflammatory or immune system.Shed protein fragments and the release of toxins and other substances from the microorganism activate the plasma enzyme cascades (complement,kinin and kallikrein,coagulation,and fibrinolytic factors),as well as platelets,neutrophils,monocytes,and macrophages.

A Nurse Is Caring for a Patient in Septic Shock