A 72-year-old female has a one-week history of 101°F fever, chills, and dark-brown sputum production. She also has rhonchi and rales throughout her right lung. If this condition is left untreated, it could result in:

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26 August, 10:19

A 72-year-old female has a one-week history of 101°F fever, chills, and dark-brown sputum production. She also has rhonchi and rales throughout her right lung. If this condition is left untreated, it could result in:

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Payton Conley · Answer 1

Septic shock

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Septic shock is a medical situation in which the organs and tissues of the organism do not receive a sufficient supply of oxygen and nutrients, which leads to progressive death of the cells and a failure in the function of the different organs that can lead to Death. Septic shock is a type of shock that occurs as a result of a generalized inflammatory response of the organism due to an infection