With mortality rates for septic shock patients at or near 50% in the United States,every year important alternative supportive therapy is used.Which of the methods listed below is mismatched to the physiological variable it is intended to target in the patient's health?

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Cortisol blocking agents would not promote vasodilation but rather inhibit it, since cortisol itself has a vasoconstrictive effect. Therefore, this method is mismatched to the physiological variable it is intended to target in the patient's health. The other options are all correctly matched to their intended targets: paralysis of respiratory muscles reduces oxygen demand, glucocorticoids reduce stress responses, cortisol inhibits inflammation, and norepinephrine increases blood pressure via vasoconstriction.

With Mortality Rates for Septic Shock Patients at or near 50